The Iraqi province of Kirkuk has voted in favor of a region-wide referendum to determine if it will join Kurdistan’s government or remain tied to Baghdad. The vote was held among members of ...

As Iraqi forces advance in Kirkuk from the south and west, families are fleeing after gunfire and bombs blasted through the city. Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) moved into Kirkuk in the early ...

In northern Iraq, Kirkuk has always been a flashpoint with Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs, who all claim it as their own. It has a special place in the new Iraqi constitution, but nothing has changed ...

Death toll from Saturday's clashes rises to four Security forces deployed in Kirkuk streets to curb unrest Iraq supreme court ruled to halt govt decision to hand over building to KDP SULAIMANIYA ...

After months of simmering tensions, national military forces and militia moved to push Kurdish forces out of the disputed city of Kirkuk. Three weeks ago, the Kurds held a referendum to split from ...

The Iraqi Security Forces and pro-Iranian Shia militia took direct control of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Monday after being ordered to seize infrastructure that had been under Kurdish control.

KIRKUK, Iraq Dec 18 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Iraq's Kurds have expanded their territory and largely preserved order, but at the edges of Kirkuk province, they are fighting daily battles with jihadist fighters from ISIS. The Wall Street ...

Kirkuk's Catholic bishop appealed for peace at the service, which honored friends and relatives killed in the recent fighting.