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British security guard Danny Fitzsimons (C) leaves the Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad
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Iraqi court sentences 4 to prison for promoting Baath Party

The policy of de-baathification in Iraq continues to exist, and while convictions are rare, some investigations still see political candidates disqualified

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 May, 2026
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), a principal Kurdish political party, has agreed to transfer the Kirkuk governorship to the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) as part of a power-sharing agreement reached in August 2024. [Getty]
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First time to Iraq's Kirkuk governor post for Turkmen since 2003

Dana Taib Menmy
15 April, 2026
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Bypassing Hormuz, Iraq resumes Kirkuk oil exports to Turkey

Dana Taib Menmy
19 March, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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Airstrike kills at least two Hashed al-Shaabi fighters in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2026
: A view from Iraq's Kirkuk province, where flooding triggered by heavy rainfall that began on December 9 has displaced around 300 families, on December 17, 2025.
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Strike blamed on US kills 4 Iran-backed fighters in Iraq: group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 March, 2026
Kirkuk
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Deadlock in Kirkuk as Provincial Council delayed

Dana Taib Menmy
14 February, 2024
Iraqi elections- Sudani
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Iraq elects local governments as disputes persist in Kirkuk

Dana Taib Menmy
07 February, 2024
Kirkuk
Kirkuk
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The complex post-election dynamics of Iraq's diverse Kirkuk

Dana Taib Menmy
23 January, 2024
Iraqi provincial elections 2023
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Iraq's provincial election count show win for pro-Iran bloc

Dana Taib Menmy
20 December, 2023
Sudani
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Iraq holds first provincial election in a decade

Dana Taib Menmy
18 December, 2023
Iraqi elections
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Iraq starts campaigning for provincial elections

Dana Taib Menmy
02 November, 2023
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What is driving ethnic tensions in Iraq's Kirkuk?

Dana Taib Menmy
13 September, 2023
Kirkuk-ISF
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US urges Iraqi-Kurdish dialogue amid tensions in Kirkuk

Dana Taib Menmy
08 September, 2023
Kirkuk
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Calm returns to Kirkuk after deadly unrest kills 4 Kurds

Dana Taib Menmy
04 September, 2023
Iraq
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Clashes in Iraq's Kirkuk kill three protesters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 September, 2023
Iraq
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One killed in ethnic protests in Iraq's Kirkuk

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2023
Kirkuk
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Protestors reject KDP's return to Kirkuk

Dana Taib Menmy
31 August, 2023
Iraq
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Iraqi soldier and three suspected IS fighters killed in raid

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2023
Enver Beganovic
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Muslim man walks from Austria to Iraq en route to Hajj

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 April, 2023
Hasan Sam Camp
Iraq
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Heavy rainfall and floods pound Iraq, at least three dead

Dana Taib Menmy
09 March, 2023
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Iraq
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What's driving an IS insurgency in Iraq and Syria?

Dana Taib Menmy
03 January, 2023