News 2020-12-26 Internews awards KirkukNow for coverage of women’s rights issues Activist group seeks making Kirkuk province autonomous region A group of activists, notables and law experts announced a plan to turn Kirkuk into an autonomous region, aiming to radically resolve the administrative... Senior ISIS member killed in Kirkuk: Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced on Wednesday that the deputy of the ISIS so-called ‘wali’ (prefect) of Iraq, known as Sha’lan, had... “Arab settlers are tilling our lands” A group of villagers in Haftaghaz area in Kirkuk’s Daquq district staged a protest today against their lands being ploughed by “Arab settlers.” An... Protests continue in Kirkuk Numerous protests were staged in Kirkuk in the past two months for a range of demands, among them: basic services like electricity and waste collection; job... Ezidis celebrate Ezi holy day Ezidis, thousands of whom still in displacement for six consecutive years, celebrated the Ezi feast today. Traditional dishes and delicacies were consumed... PUK co-leader: courts must punish killers of protesters The families of the two young men who were killed in Kifri request the co-leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Lahur Talabani, to hand over the... Former mayor of Khanaqin sentenced to two years in prison Muhammad Hasan, the former mayor of Khanaqin has been sentenced to two years prison on charges of misuse of power during his tenure. Hasan called the... Discrimination in electricity service for Shingal: local officials Residents in Shingal get only one hour of electricity per day, and on some days no feed at all. Most of them can’t afford paying for feed from... Oil well in Kirkuk still burns One of two oil wells in Kirkuk that were blown up by IEDs last week is still engulfed in fire, which cost the government nearly $80,000 per day. Oil wells... Interior minister offers Ezidkhan Asaiysh becoming part of federal forces The Iraqi Minister of the Interior, Othman al-Ghanimi, has suggested that the Ezidkhan Asaiysh to become part of the armed forces under the command of the... Members of defunct Kaka’i militia seek its re-establishment Members of a dissolved Kaka’i militia which was part of the PMF (Popular Mobilization Forces; the mostly Shi’a paramilitary colloquially known as Hashd... Gathering in Kirkuk in support of protests across Kurdistan Region A number of activists, teachers, clerics and lawyers gathered in Kirkuk on 12 December to express support for the protesters across the Kurdistan Region and... ‹ 1 2 ... 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 ... 117 118 ›
