Kirkuk - Wikipedia
Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River. It is described by the Kurdish leader and former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani as “the Jerusalem of Kurdistan”, while it is seen by the Turkmen activist Fatih Salah as the cultural and historical capital of Iraqi Turkmens. [9]
Kirkuk | City, History, & Population | Britannica
Dec 21, 2024 · Kirkūk, city, capital of Kirkūk muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northeastern Iraq. The city is 145 miles (233 km) north of Baghdad, the national capital, with which it is linked by road and railway. Kirkūk is located near the foot of the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Iraq and BP sign landmark deal to redevelop Kirkuk oil fields
12 hours ago · Iraq and British oil giant BP have signed a major deal to redevelop four key oil and gas fields in Kirkuk.On Wednesday, Iraq's State News Agency confirmed that Baghdad and BP finalised the agreement to evaluate and execute the redevelopment of Kirkuk's oil and gas fields and adjacent areas.. The deal aims to raise oil production by up to 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) and includes significant ...
Iraq and BP to sign Kirkuk oil and gas deal by first week of Feb, oil ...
17 hours ago · Iraq and British oil major BP will sign a mammoth deal covering four Kirkuk oil and gas fields by the first week of February, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani told Reuters during a visit to Britain.
BP to start working in Kirkuk oil, gas fields: Governor
1 day ago · ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - British energy giant, British Petroleum (BP), will start working on the development of Kirkuk province’s oil and gas fields, the governor said on Tuesday. “BP is ...
BP, Iraq Sign Most Commercial Terms To Revive Kirkuk Oil Field
16 hours ago · BP and the Iraqi government agreed the majority of commercial terms toward reviving the Kirkuk oil field on Tuesday, further progress toward a final agreement that is expected early this year.
Kirkuk: Dispute between Kurds and Iraq – DW – 10/16/2017
Oct 16, 2017 · Kirkuk is an ethnically mixed oil-rich province of Kurds, Sunni and Shiite Arabs, and Turkmen. It has long been at the center of disputes between Baghdad and the autonomous...
What is driving ethnic tensions in Iraq's Kirkuk? - The New Arab
Sep 13, 2023 · Kirkuk, a multi-ethnic and oil-rich province in northern Iraq, is a historically disputed area between the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and peshmerga security forces took control of Kirkuk in 2014 before being expelled in 2017 by federal troops following a referendum ...
A war over the city: Exploring Kirkuk’s multi-layered conflict
Sep 10, 2023 · The recent crisis in Kirkuk, an oil-rich city located in northern Iraq, has once again highlighted the intricate historical ethnic and political factors behind the ongoing conflict. Kirkuk has historically been contested between the federal government in Baghdad and authorities in the autonomous Kurdistan region of the north.
Kirkuk: The city that highlights Iraq's war within a war
Oct 17, 2017 · Iraq's oil-rich province of Kirkuk has been the subject of contending claims by different ethnic groups for almost 60 years. It contains a blend of Kurds, Arabs, Turkmen and Assyrians, and...