Kirkuk Province

Iran kicks off oil swap deal with Iraq’s Kirkuk

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) –Iraq's Kirkuk oil swap deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran was kicked off on Sunday.

Sadr alliance announced winner of Iraq elections

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The final results of the Iraqi election were announced on Saturday morning showing the Sairoon Coalition, led by Moqtada al-Sadr, won the most seats, followed by Fatih Coalition.

Iraq election results to be announced tomorrow: Commission

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission has announced that the final results of the last Saturday parliamentary elections will be announced on Thursday.

Kirkuk's temporary governor calls for Iran’s investment

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Rakan Saeed Ali al-Jabouri in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Iraq called on Iranian companies to return to Kirkuk province to resume their activities.

Zarif to attend Iraq reconstruction conference in Kuwait

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to Iraq said on Sunday that Iran foreign Minister will attend the Iraq reconstruction conference on February 12-14 in Kuwait, adding Iran will definitely take part in Iraq’s reconstruction.

Iran, Iraq sign oil swap contract for 1 year

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Tehran and Baghdad agreed to swap crude oil of northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil in a one year contract subject to renewal.

Turkey, Iraq discuss Kirkuk oil exports via Ceyhan port

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iraq's oil minister announced on Wednesday negotiations with Turkey over exports of oil drilled from Kirkuk through the port of Ceyhan, on Turkey’s eastern Mediterranean coast.

Baghdad to retake Erbil faster than Kirkuk: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Amir-Abdollahian posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday that a united Iraq is so close.

How dare you say Kirkuk is mine?: Erdoğan to Barzani

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again slammed the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) recent independence referendum, questioning Arbil’s links to the contested province of Kirkuk.

Iraqi forces seize control of Kirkuk airport

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iraqi forces have launched a major operation over several fronts aimed at retaking the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk.

US urges Iraqi, Kurdish forces to avoid escalation

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) –The Pentagon urged Iraqi and Kurdish forces on Sunday to “avoid escalatory actions” and to turn to dialogue to defuse tensions and resolve their differences.

Iraqi army advances on Kurdish-held Kirkuk

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) - Exchanges of artillery fire reportedly took place on Monday south of the city of Kirkuk in Iraq between Iraqi Army and Kurdish forces.

Iraq army launches operation to retake Kirkuk from Erbil

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi troops launched operations on Friday to retake Kurdish-held positions in the disputed oil province of Kirkuk as tensions soar after an independence vote last month, a general told AFP.

Kurdish militia not to allow Iraqi army to enter Kirkuk

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Kurdish militia of the Iraqi province of Kirkuk will not allow the country’s army to enter, its governor told on Wednesday.

Iraqi parliament authorizes PM to deploy troops in Kirkuk

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – The Iraqi parliament has given a "mandate" to Prime Minister Haider Abadi to deploy troops in Iraqi Kurdistan's disputed province of Kirkuk.

Iraq parliament votes to oust Kirkuk governor

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) - Iraq's parliament has voted to remove the governor of Kurdish-controlled Kirkuk from office, according to legislators present at the vote.

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Kirkuk’s support for Kurdish independence plan ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Iran has warned the officials in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk against their ‘wrong, provocative, and unacceptable’ decision to back the Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum.

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Flag issue in Kirkuk divisive, source of tension

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said flying any flag other than Iraqi national flag in Kirkuk is a source of conflict.

ISIL captures 35 former Iraqi intelligence officers in Kirkuk province

MOSCOW, Dec. 05 (MNA) – ISIL militants captured 35 former members of Iraqi military intelligence service near the city of Hawija in the Kirkuk province of Iraq, media reported on Monday.

Iran slams coalition airstrike on Kirkuk’s people

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Iran has strongly condemned the US-led coalition airstrike that left 15 women dead and 50 more injured after it hit a Shia shrine near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday.

ISIL entering Kirkuk among displaced people arriving in city by thousands

MOSCOW, Oct. 22 (MNA) – ISIL fighters are making their way into the Iraqi city of Kirkuk among the vast number of displaced people arriving in the city, Mayor of Kirkuk Kamel Salayi told Sputnik.

3 Iranian engineers martyred in Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) –  Iran's consul general in Sulaymaniyah, while confirming martyrdom of three Iranian engineers in an ISIL attack on a power plant near Kirkuk in Iraq, condemned the terrorist actions.

Iran strongly condemns suicide attack in Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian FM spokesperson has strongly slammed the recent suicide attack of ISIL on a power plant near Kirkuk in Iraq.

SRSG calls for end to fighting in Tuz Khurmato

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Ján Kubiš, urges an immediate end to the fighting taking place in Tuz Khurmato, 60 kilometres southeast of Kirkuk, and strongly urges continued efforts to defuse the tensions.

Iran slams ISIL chemical attack on Kirkuk of Iraq

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari on Tuesday strongly condemned ISIL terrorist group’s attack on Iraq’s Kirkuk.