PMF member killed in armed attack in Kirkuk

The area has for years been a hub for ISIS remnants.

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Kirkuk man allegedly kills teenage wife by setting her on fire

Cases of women killing and violence against women are significantly underreported, but available data still show alarming surges in those rates.

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Kurdish role in Kirkuk administration has weakened: KDP official

Speaking to The New Region, head of the KDP’s Kirkuk-Garmiyan Organization Office Hiwa Ahmed Mustafa said that “the process of demographic change and Arabization is still ongoing” by the Iraqi government in Kirkuk, “to the extent that the army is still preventing Kurdish farmers from cultivating their lands.”

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Kurdish board defends Article 140 after Kirkuk governor remarks

The KRG’s General Board for Kurdistani Areas Outside the Region slammed Seman’s remarks as “unconstitutional,” stressing, “Article 140 of the constitution has charted the clearest roadmap for resolving a longstanding national issue — namely the question of the identity of a vast area of the country's territory in Iraq.” 

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‘Irresponsible’: KDP slams Kirkuk governor's remarks on Article 140

The KDP’s Kirkuk-Garmiyan Organization Office slammed Seman’s remarks as “irresponsible” and “an attempt to stir sedition,” stressing, “The constitution and Article 140 have laid out a correct and contemporary roadmap for resolving and eliminating disputes in Kirkuk province and other areas of Iraq.” 

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KDP bloc ends Kirkuk Provincial Council boycott

“Iraq is undergoing a pivotal and crucial transformation, in which the mechanisms of public oversight and the strategic fight against corruption, spearheaded by the esteemed Prime Minister, Mr. Ali al-Zaidi, are moving towards a more decisive and effective path,” the bloc said in a statement read during the presser.

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Iraq uncovers construction violations in 4-billion-dinar Kirkuk roads project

Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of "reducing the thickness of concrete layers and failing to use BRC reinforcing steel" in road paving projects.

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Iraq arrests suspect wanted internationally for ‘murder and kidnapping’

“The units immediately intensified their intelligence efforts and field operations, which enabled them to apprehend him and hand him over to the relevant authorities to complete the legal procedures against him,” it added.

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Iraqi army kills four ISIS members in Kirkuk

The strikes killed at least “three terrorist elements” and also reduced the compound “to rubble.” The fourth individual meanwhile was killed after he was spotted during “an armed reconnaissance by the army's aviation” units to comb the area.

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