Kirkuk - Wikipedia
WEBKirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River. It is described by the Kurdish leader and former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani as “the Jerusalem of Kurdistan”, while it is seen by the Turkmen activist Fatih Salah as the cultural and historical capital of Iraqi Turkmens. [9]
Kirkuk Governorate - Wikipedia
WEBKirkuk Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كركوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk; [3] Kurdish: پارێزگای کەرکووک, romanized: Parêzgeha Kerkûkê/Parêzgayi Kerkûk; [4] [5] Turkish: Kerkük ili [6] [7]) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq. The governorate has an area of 9,679 square kilometres (3,737 sq mi).
Kirkuk | City, History, & Population | Britannica
WEBSep 5, 2024 — Kirkūk, city, capital of Kirkūk muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northeastern Iraq. The city is 145 miles (233 km) north of Baghdad, the national capital, with which it is linked by road and railway. Kirkūk is located near the foot of …
A war over the city: Exploring Kirkuk’s multi-layered conflict
WEBSep 10, 2023 — The recent crisis in Kirkuk, an oil-rich city located in northern Iraq, has once again highlighted the intricate historical ethnic and political factors behind the ongoing conflict. Kirkuk has historically been contested between the federal government in Baghdad and authorities in the autonomous Kurdistan region of the north.
Iraq’s Kirkuk: Oil deals, ethnic divides, and Kurdish grievances
WEBSep 26, 2019 — The Peshmerga commander, Mustafa, who refers to Kirkuk as “occupied Kurdistan”, blames sporadic terrorist attacks in the area on Baghdad’s failure to adequately secure the city from fighters loyal to IS, which holds no territory in Iraq but is still a threat.
Explainer: Why Iraq's Kirkuk has reached brink of conflict
WEBTensions flare up in Kirkuk ahead of provincial elections in December amid Arab and Turkmen fears of renewed Kurdish control of the oil-rich city.
Kirkuk Iraqi Kurdistan - The Kurdish Project
WEBKirkuk has rich Kurdish culture, history and values. Visit the Kurdish Project's interactive map to explore and learn about the city of Kirkuk.
Islamic State ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers near Kirkuk
WEB4 days ago — BAGHDAD, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Four Iraqi soldiers were killed and three injured on Wednesday in an ambush by Islamic State militants on an army convoy near the northern oil city of Kirkuk, a military ...
What is driving ethnic tensions in Iraq's Kirkuk? - The New Arab
WEBSep 13, 2023 — Kirkuk, a multi-ethnic and oil-rich province in northern Iraq, is a historically disputed area between the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and peshmerga security forces took control of Kirkuk in 2014 before being expelled in …
Kirkuk: The city that highlights Iraq's war within a war
WEBOct 17, 2017 — Kirkuk is positioned at the narrowest point of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), astride the main road between the western part - controlled by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of regional...