News 2020-10-27 High-profile Ezidi figure resigns in protest Iraqi Parliament to finalise electoral law today The Iraqi Parliament is holding its final session to vote on determining the boundaries of constituencies in the provinces of Kirkuk and Nineveh. On... Hashd forms new 500-member force in Kirkuk The PMU has formed a new force in Kirkuk, calling it the “abu-Mahdi al-Muhandis Force.” The PMU (Popular Mobilization Units) is a paramilitary... Thousands of displaced Ezidis apply for security job Within only three days, 10,000 displaced young Ezidis have registered for employment by the Iraqi Federal Government as police personnel within the... Gunmen kill three, injure two in Khanaqin district two others missing Three civilians were killed and two others injured by gunmen who set up a fake checkpoint on a road in Khanaqin. Two other civilians are gone missing. The... Work to build Umla camp for “ISIS families” resumed Work on building the Umla camp has been resumed after it was suspended due to pressure from residents of the Zumar subdistrict who object to settling... Local officials raise alarm in Shingal’s Gohbal on COVID-19 pandemic Sudden rise in COVID-19 infection and death numbers has caused panic among residents of the Gohbal settlement in Shingal district. The number of infections... Federal Police discover mass grave in Kirkuk A mass grave containing about 50 corpses has been discovered by the Iraqi Federal Police in southwest Kirkuk. The discovery was made at the Riadh... Father, two sons killed in IED explosion: Makhmur district A man and his two sons were killed, and another was wounded in an IED explosion in Erbil’s Makhmur district. The IED explosion took place near the... Shingal delegation in Baghdad attempts to nullify Baghdad-KRG agreement Some residents of Shingal district (Ezidi-majority district in Nineveh province) redouble their efforts to render the agreement between the Federal... Ezidi leaders attempt tribal reconciliation in murder of Bashir Kuria The Ezidi Spiritual Council is leading a tribal mediation effort to settle the dispute between the relatives of Bashir Kuria, the philanthropist who was Gunmen kill and burn three young villagers in Kirkuk The bodies of the three young men, who were killed in Shwan subdistrict, were buried today after they were sent for autopsy. Last night (17 October 2020),... KDP unwilling to return to Kirkuk The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) expressed its unwillingness to return to Kirkuk if the political and security situation was not normalized, it... ‹ 1 2 ... 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 ... 122 123 ›
