Iraqsignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withBritishenergygiantBPThursdaytodevelopthecrudeoilproductioninIraq'snorthernKirkukoilfields.Iraq'sOilMinisterJabbaral
TheIraqiforcesonFridaytookfullcontrolofatownnearthecityofKirkukaspartofthetroops'redeploymentinthedisputedareasclaimedbyBaghdadandtheKurdishregion,theIraqimilit
IraqigovernmentforceshaveenteredcentralKirkukaftertakingkeyinstallationsoutsidethedisputedcityfromKurdishfighters.ThousandsofpeoplefledthecityaheadoftheIraqiadv
IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadiMondayorderedgovernmentforcestoentertheoil-richKirkukprovinceinnorthernIraqtoregaincontrolthere,theofficialIraqitelevisionreport
IraqiforcesandPeshmergafightershaveexchangedartilleryfiresouthofKikukasanoperationgreen-lightedbyIraqiPrimeMinisterHaidaral-Abadito“imposesecurity”ontheoil-rich
ThousandsofIraqitroopswerelockedinanarmedstandoffwithKurdishforcesinthedisputedoilprovinceofKirkukonSaturdayasWashingtonscrambledtoavertfightingbetweenthekeyall
WesternpowerspressedIraqiKurdishleaderstoditcha"veryrisky"independencevoteonThursday,asBaghdadattemptedtoremovetheKurdishindependence-supportinggovernorofKirkuk
At least 10 people were killed and some 75 wounded in Wednesday's coordinated attacks on police headquarters and a hostage-taken
A suicide car bomber along with other suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks at a provincial police headquarters in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday, a provincial police source said.