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What is driving ethnic tensions in Iraq's Kirkuk?

The New Arab 13 Sep 2023
The future stability of Kirkuk in northern Iraq hangs in the balance as Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen communities grapple with historical grievances and competing claims, igniting concerns both locally and on the international stage ... For the first time since 2005, provincial elections will be held in Kirkuk by 18 November.
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Iraq's top court halts government order to return Kirkuk army building to KDP

The National 04 Sep 2023
Four protesters – reported to be Kurds – were shot dead in Kirkuk on Saturday, amid clashes between ethnic groups ... Kirkuk, which lies along the fault lines between the Kurdish autonomous region and areas controlled by Iraq's Shiite-dominated central government, has been the focus of some of the country's worst post-ISIS violence.Updated.
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Iraqi PM urges restraint after deadly clashes in Kirkuk

Press TV 03 Sep 2023
The Iraqi prime minister also ordered the formation of an investigative committee regarding Saturday’s events in Kirkuk ... The restive oil-rich Iraqi province of Kirkuk has been the focus of some of the country’s worst post-Daesh violence amid US attempts to prolong its military presence under the pretext of fighting terrorism.
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Protester killed, dozen wounded in clashes in Iraq city of Kirkuk, police say

Reuters 03 Sep 2023
Kirkuk, a flashpoint oil-rich province in northern Iraq along the fault lines between the Kurdish autonomous region and areas controlled by Iraq's Shi'ite-dominated central government, has been the focus of some of the country's worst post-Islamic State violence.
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In Iraq, the Kurds Are Their Own Worst Enemy

The Washington Institute 17 Jun 2023
The Kurdish Role in Post-2003 Iraq ... The ceremonial Iraqi presidency post has traditionally been reserved for Kurds ... As ISIS moved in in 2014, Peshmerga forces actually gained territory and economic resources by extending their control over the oil rich province of Kirkuk after federal Iraqi forces abandoned their posts.
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Islamic State group gunmen kill nine Iraqi police officers

Taipei Times 19 Dec 2022
AFP, KIRKUK, IRAQ ... The attack in the Kirkuk area — which police said left nine federal officers dead — is one of the deadliest in Iraq in recent months ... Last month, a machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said.
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IS fighters kill 9 police officers in northern Iraq

The Manila Times 19 Dec 2022
KIRKUK, Iraq ... The attack in the city of Kirkuk — which police said left nine federal officers dead — is one of the deadliest in the war-torn West Asian nation in recent months ... Last month, a machine-gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said ... ....
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Seven Iraqi police killed in suspected IS attack: police sources

Urdu Point 18 Dec 2022
Kirkuk, Iraq, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Dec, 2022 ) .At least seven members of Iraq's Federal police were killed Sunday during an attack ... Last month a machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said.
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Nine Iraqi officers killed in suspected IS attack: police sources

Urdu Point 18 Dec 2022
Kirkuk, Iraq, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th ... The bomb blast in the Kirkuk area hit a vehicle transporting members of Iraq's Federal police ... Last month a machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said.
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At least 9 Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirkuk: security sources

Dawn 18 Dec 2022
At least nine Iraqi federal policemen were killed on Sunday after a bomb struck their convoy southwest of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, two security sources told Reuters ... Last month, a machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said.
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Nine Iraqi police officers killed in bomb and gun attack

RTE 18 Dec 2022
The attack in the Kirkuk area - which police said left nine federal officers dead - is one of the deadliest in Iraq in recent months ... It was then followed by "a direct attack with small arms", the officer added ... Last month a machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said ... .
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At least seven Iraqi police killed in 'Daesh attack'

The News International 18 Dec 2022
At least seven members of Iraq's federal police were killed Sunday during an attack near Kirkuk in the country's north, where remnants of Daesh group are active, police and government sources said ... Last month a machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said ... .
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Nine Iraqi police officers killed in suspected IS attack

The New Arab 18 Dec 2022
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, one of the deadliest in Iraq in recent months. The bomb blast in the Kirkuk area hit a vehicle transporting members of Iraq's federal police ... - Sleeper cells - ... Last month a machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers near Kirkuk, a military source said.
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Iran protests: Inside the Kurdish uprising against the Iranian regime

The Jerusalem Post 16 Dec 2022
We are talking in a small hut located at the movement’s headquarters in Pirde, Kirkuk Province, in northern Iraq, near where the missiles landed. . In mid-November, The Jerusalem Post visited all three of the targeted areas and conducted interviews with leaders and activists of the targeted organizations.
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Four Iraqi soldiers killed in machine gun attack

Gulf News 19 Nov 2022
KIRKUK, Iraq ... The source said the pre-dawn assault targeted the desert post near Kirkuk, where remnants of the Daesh (Islamic State) terror group are active, as well as Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels waging an insurgency against Turkey.

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