Kirkuk
Rocket, drone strikes of unknown origin target military airbase in Iraq - report
Pro-Iran Iraqi outlet Sabereen News said that five drone strikes occurred, including two that hit an airbase in Iraq.
US-backed forces kill five ISIS operatives in Iraq, capture leaders in Syria
Five Iran-backed fighters killed in preemptive US airstrike in Iraq
Iran-backed militias attack Kurds in Kirkuk
Najmaldin Karim remembered as hero of Kurdish cause
These were difficult times for the Kurds. After years of success against ISIS they were now threatened by Baghdad, Iran and Turkey in the wake of an independence referendum.
Iran and US tensions put Kurdistan region in difficult position
The Kurdistan Regional Government is concerned that US-Iran tensions could result in a renewed rise of ISIS.
Fashion police: Iraq cracks down on ripped jeans over Ramadan
In the city of Kirkuk, police were given an order to arrest anyone wearing jean shorts or ripped jeans.
Kurds claim oppression in Kirkuk region two months after Iraqi takeover
Fears that heavy-handed tactics might fuel new Sunni insurgency as UN investigates claims Kurdish homes were burned.
Baghdad increases repression of the Kurds while the US looks on
Iraq’s record is full of countless violations of human rights.
Iraq-Kurdistan Conflict: Only One Route to Independence
Barzani resigns, armed protestors storm Kurdish parliament
Gunshots heard, MPs barricaded in offices
Surrender to the victor, not the spectators
Something unexpected given the Kurdish position during the Iraq war, where Kurdistan became a heaven for American soldiers.
Iraqi army attacks Kurdish forces on road to Erbil
According to local reports the Kurdish forces near Altun Kupri tried to blow up a bridge to slow the Iraqi advance.
Iraqi forces complete Kirkuk province takeover after clashes with Kurds
The Iraqi central government forces have advanced into Kirkuk province largely unopposed as most Peshmerga forces withdrew without a fight.
Shock in Kurdistan region of Iraq as Kirkuk falls to Iraqi forces
As US expresses concern, Iraqi forces launch major attack alongside Iranian-backed militias to take city run by Kurdistan Regional Government.