The Regional and International Responses to the Seizure of Kirkuk
A variety of regional and international actors are weighing in on the October 16th seizure of oil-rich Kirkuk province by...
Kurdish Regional Government
The Iraqi Government Seize Kirkuk and Deter KRG Independence
The Iraqi army has taken the city of Kirkuk, following an October 16th advance on Kurdish military positions. According to...
Iraqi Kurds Face Tension from Iraq, Iran and Turkey after Independence Referendum
On Monday September 25th, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) held an independence referendum on whether the KRG will begin to...
Baghdad Expels Kirkuk Governor, as Kurdish Independence Referendum Nears
On September 14th the Iraqi parliament voted to remove the governor of the Kurdish controlled region of Kirkuk from office,...