News and updates about Kirkuk

Kurdistan:

Kirkuk falls as Iraqi tanks enter city

Iraqi MP appoints acting governor for city. 'Dark day for Kirkuk and Kurdistan. Iraqis should fight ISIS, not Kurds.'

Kirkuk falls as Iraqi tanks enter city

Iraqi forces launch 'major attack' on Kurds following referendum

Kurds say 'lots of casualties' in Kirkuk as Iraqi government launches 'major multi-pronged' attack following independence referendum.

Iraqi forces launch 'major attack' on Kurds following referendum

Saddam Hussein's cousin a suspected ISIS collaborator

Kirkuk police apprehended a cousin of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein on suspicion of collaborating with ISIS.

Saddam Hussein's cousin a suspected ISIS collaborator

Watch: Kurdish Fighters Blow ISIS Suicide-Bomber Sky-High

Spectacular video shows Peshmerga scoring a direct hit on a jihadi truck-bomb - sending it hurtling through the air... for a while.

Watch: Kurdish Fighters Blow ISIS Suicide-Bomber Sky-High

ISIS Executes 20 Would-Be Rebels in Kirkuk

Gruesome pictures on social media purportedly show aftermath of execution of men accused of planning to join anti-ISIS forces.

ISIS Executes 20 Would-Be Rebels in Kirkuk

Iraq: Kurds Capture Kirkuk as Islamists Turn to March on Baghdad

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant threaten Shia strongholds as Iran, Turkey both warn of consequences.

Iraq: Kurds Capture Kirkuk as Islamists Turn to March on Baghdad