Center for Kirkuk Referendum Operations

Rudaw English on Twitter “ : 10 new cases of confirmed in Iraq - Iraqi Ministry of Health”

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Iran's role in seizure of Kirkuk is blow to Trump policy, say experts A "catastrophic defeat" for the U.S. and a victory for Iran, says former U.S. official.

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Iraq Orders Kurdistan to Surrender Its Airports A day after Iraqi Kurds voted on independence, the Iraqi prime minister threatened to shut down flights to the region.

The vote is scheduled for next Monday - and the Central Government is moving to remove the Governor of Kirkuk.

Iraq's Kirkuk province to vote in Kurdish independence referendum Iraq's oil-producing region of Kirkuk will vote in a referendum on Kurdish independence on Sept. 25, its provisional council decided on Tuesday, a move that could increase tension with Arab and Turkmen residents.

Kirkuk Elections: Vote to Go Ahead with Other Governorates

The Iraqi Federal Court system has struck down Article 23 of the Law on Special Provincial Elections in Kirkuk, which has prevented governorate elections from taking place in Kirkuk Governorate for the past two electoral cycles...

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NEWS: Iraq Security and Regional Stability. Regarding violence in April-May.

Last month was one of the most violent on record in Iraq, coming on the heels of terrible bloodshed in April. In all, nearly 2,000 people have lost their lives in sectarian, ethnic, and political violence in the past 60 days. Extreme violence in Syria has spilled over into that country's neighbors. Though the uptick of violence has been most notable in Iraq, other states in the region have seen incidents triggered by the sectarian violence in Syria. Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey have all recorded attacks or cross-border violence triggered by the Syrian civil war.

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