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Iraq signs deal with energy giant BP to boost oil output in Kirkuk

Iraqsignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withBritishenergygiantBPThursdaytodevelopthecrudeoilproductioninIraq'snorthernKirkukoilfields.Iraq'sOilMinisterJabbaral

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Iraqi forces seize town near Kirkuk from Kurdish militants

TheIraqiforcesonFridaytookfullcontrolofatownnearthecityofKirkukaspartofthetroops'redeploymentinthedisputedareasclaimedbyBaghdadandtheKurdishregion,theIraqimilit

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Iraqi forces enter Kirkuk as Kurds flee

IraqigovernmentforceshaveenteredcentralKirkukaftertakingkeyinstallationsoutsidethedisputedcityfromKurdishfighters.ThousandsofpeoplefledthecityaheadoftheIraqiadv

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Iraqi PM announces deployment of gov't forces in Kirkuk province

IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadiMondayorderedgovernmentforcestoentertheoil-richKirkukprovinceinnorthernIraqtoregaincontrolthere,theofficialIraqitelevisionreport

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Clashes reported between Iraqi and Kurdish forces near Kirkuk

IraqiforcesandPeshmergafightershaveexchangedartilleryfiresouthofKikukasanoperationgreen-lightedbyIraqiPrimeMinisterHaidaral-Abadito“imposesecurity”ontheoil-rich

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Iraq troops in armed standoff with Kurd forces

ThousandsofIraqitroopswerelockedinanarmedstandoffwithKurdishforcesinthedisputedoilprovinceofKirkukonSaturdayasWashingtonscrambledtoavertfightingbetweenthekeyall

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West warns against ‘very risky’ Kurdish independence vote

WesternpowerspressedIraqiKurdishleaderstoditcha"veryrisky"independencevoteonThursday,asBaghdadattemptedtoremovetheKurdishindependence-supportinggovernorofKirkuk

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10 killed in militants attacks in Iraq's Kirkuk

At least 10 people were killed and some 75 wounded in Wednesday's coordinated attacks on police headquarters and a hostage-taken

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Suicide bomb attacks rock Iraq

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.