BBC News: BBC World News
12/19/2022 5:19am
... convoy near the city of kirkuk on sunday. the group calling itself islamic state says it carried out the attack. peru's president, dina boluarte, insists her cabinet reshuffle will go ahead this week. ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/19/2022 4:10am
... convoy near the city of kirkuk on sunday. the group calling itself islamic state says it carried out the attack. north korea's state media service says the country carried out what it called ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/19/2022 2:12am
... of two people. at least nine police officers have been killed in a bomb and gun attack in northern iraq. the bomb struck the police's convoy near the city of kirkuk on sunday. ...
BBC News: BBC News
9/5/2021 12:19pm
... at a police checkpoint in a village near kirkuk - leaving 12 police officers dead. the militants are reported to have used roadside bombs to hold back reinforcements during almost two hours of shooting. the second happened near mosul - at least three soldiers are reported to have been killed. ...
BBC News: BBC News
9/5/2021 11:10am
... in two separate attacks, by suspected islamic state militants. both attacks happened near major cities in the north of the country - a former stronghold of the group. the biggest took place at a police checkpoint in a village near kirkuk - _ ...
BBC News: BBC News
9/5/2021 10:20am
... in two separate attacks, by suspected islamic state militants. both attacks happened near major cities in the north of the country - a former stronghold of the group. the biggest took place at a police checkpoint in a village near kirkuk - leaving 12 police officers dead. the militants are reported ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
1/3/2020 5:37pm
... on 27th december, more than 30 rockets were fired at an iraqi military base in the northern city of kirkuk. a us contractor was killed and four american and two iraqi servicemen wounded. us officials blamed an iranian-backed militia, ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/3/2020 1:38pm
... let's take a look at how we got to this point. on 27th december, more than 30 rockets were fired at an iraqi military base in the northern city of kirkuk. a us contractor was killed and four american and two iraqi servicemen wounded. us officials blamed ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
1/3/2020 11:36am
... to leave immediately. let's take a look at how we got to this point. on 27th december, more than 30 rockets were fired at an iraqi military base in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
1/3/2020 10:35am
... the timeline of events. on 27th december, more than 30 rockets were fired at an iraqi military base in the northern city of kirkuk. a us contractor was killed and four american and two iraqi servicemen wounded. ...
BBC News: BBC News at 9
1/3/2020 9:41am
... so how did we get to this point? let's take a look at the timeline of events. on 27th december, more than 30 rockets were fired at an iraqi military base in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/3/2020 4:14am
... but a direct link between those attacks on the us embassy a few days ago and what we've seen in the last few hours? i think there is just a steady escalation. the attack on the american embassy and the iranian attack on the american position up near kirkuk on december 27, this is all part of ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/3/2020 3:06am
... near kirkuk on december 27, this is an ongoing tit-for-tat. there is warming of iranians - backed militias in syria for months now. the iranians sit an oil facility in saudi arabia, they've harassed shipping in the persian gulf. this ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/1/2020 5:09am
... for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. donald trump points the finger at neighbouring iran. 'iran killed an american contractor,' he tweeted this morning. 'we strongly responded and always will. now, iran is orchestrating an attack on the us ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/1/2020 4:05am
... over the weekend as american warplanes carried out air strikes against militia targets in iraq and syria. at least 25 fighters were killed. the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/1/2020 3:07am
... the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. donald trump points the finger at neighbouring iran. 'iran killed an american contractor,' ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/1/2020 2:05am
... carried out air strikes against militia targets in iraq and syria. at least 25 fighters were killed. the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: BBC News
1/1/2020 1:05am
... at least 25 fighters were killed. the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. donald trump points the finger at neighbouring iran. ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/31/2019 10:06pm
... carried out air strikes against militia targets in iraq and syria. at least 25 fighters were killed. the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: World News Today
12/31/2019 9:06pm
... against military targets in iraq and syria. at least 25 fighters were killed. the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/31/2019 8:08pm
... kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. donald trump points the finger at neighbouring iran. iran killed an american contractor, he tweeted this morning, we strongly responded ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/31/2019 7:08pm
... has been a short series of events, whereby the attack on a base in kirkuk which killed one ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/31/2019 7:06pm
... the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/31/2019 6:36pm
... carried out air strikes against military targets in iraq and syria. at least 25 fighters were killed. the us blamed the pro-iranian group kata'ib hezbollah for a rocket attack on friday that killed an american civilian in the northern city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: HARDtalk
12/30/2019 4:30am
... carried out air strikes against iranian-backed paramilitaries in western iraq, killing at least 18 fighters. the strikes were in retaliation for a rocket attack on an iraqi military base in kirkuk on friday, in which an american civilian was killed. ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/30/2019 4:30am
... the united states military has carried out air strikes against iranian-backed paramilitaries in western iraq, killing at least 18 fighters. the strikes were in retaliation for a rocket attack on an iraqi military base in kirkuk on friday, in which an american civilian was killed. ...
BBC News: Dateline London
12/30/2019 3:30am
... caused by a rise in anti-semitism. the united states military has carried out air strikes against iranian-backed paramilitaries in western iraq, killing at least 18 fighters. the strikes were in retaliation for a rocket attack on an iraqi military base in kirkuk on friday, in which an american ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/30/2019 3:30am
... caused by a rise in anti-semitism. the united states military has carried out air strikes against iranian-backed paramilitaries in western iraq, killing at least 18 fighters. the strikes were in retaliation for a rocket attack on an iraqi military base in kirkuk on friday, in which an american ...
BBC News: Megan Rapinoe
12/30/2019 2:30am
... bill de blasio, has announced a series of measures to tackle what he said was a crisis caused by a rise in anti-semitism. the united states military has carried out air strikes against iranian-backed paramilitaries in western iraq, those strikes killing at least 18 fighters. the strikes were in ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/30/2019 2:30am
... bill de blasio, has announced a series of measures to tackle what he said was a crisis caused by a rise in anti-semitism. the united states military has carried out air strikes against iranian-backed paramilitaries in western iraq, those strikes killing at least 18 fighters. the strikes were in ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/29/2019 8:16pm
... two days ago there was a serious attack on a base where americans were housed near the city of kirkuk, 30 rockets were coming down and one american civilian contractor was killed and several us servicemen wounded. ...
BBC News: BBC News
12/29/2019 7:15pm
... were housed near the city of kirkuk, 30 rockets were coming down and one american civilian contractor was killed and several servicemen wounded. this seems to be a direct response to that, hitting the organisation ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/13/2018 4:07am
... in 1983. elections. the islamic state group. of kirkuk in what officials say was linked to the elections. ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/13/2018 3:06am
... victory over the islamic state group. earlier, three people were killed in a bomb attack near the city of kirkuk, in what officials say was linked to the elections. our middle east correspondent martin patience reports from baghdad. iraq is at a turning point. ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/13/2018 1:05am
... the electoral commission in iraq says fewer than 45% of eligible voters took part in saturday's parliamentary elections. it is the first vote since the government declared victory over the islamic state group. earlier, three people were killed in a bomb attack near the city of kirkuk, in what ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/13/2018 0:05am
... of eligible voters took part in saturday's parliamentary elections. it's the first vote since the government declared victory over the islamic state group. earlier, three people were killed in a bomb attack near the city of kirkuk in what officials say was linked to the elections. ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/12/2018 11:07pm
... look past the propaganda and try to understand what it is we are seeing in the countryside and put it in perspective of the nuclear programme. three people have been killed in a bomb blast near the iraqi city of kirkuk in what officials say is an attack linked to parliamentary elections - the first ...
BBC News: World News Today
5/12/2018 8:05pm
... one person has died. the knifeman is reported to have been detained by police. three people have been killed in a bomb blast near the iraqi city of kirkuk in what officials say is an attack linked to parliamentary elections - the first since victory was declared over so-called islamic state. ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/12/2018 5:03pm
... security forces have been on alert because militants had threatened attacks on politicians and voters. and in the past few minutes, the reuters news agency is reporting that three people have been killed bya bombing in kirkuk. we are watching that situation very ...
BBC News: The Briefing
10/30/2017 5:08am
... of committing high treason, in allowing iraqi forces to take the city of kirkuk. later today, kenyans may hear the outcome of their disputed election. in the west of the country, many opposition supporters boycotted the vote and prevented those backing the government from taking part. there have ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/30/2017 4:13am
... fighting against is, now turned their guns on each other. baghdad quickly took charge. in the rich oilfields around kirkuk, the kurds fled. tonight, in erbil, ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/30/2017 3:14am
... fighting against is, now turned their guns on each other. baghdad quickly took charge. in the rich oilfields around kirkuk, the kurds fled. tonight, in erbil, the violence is now over but the recriminations will continue. ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/30/2017 2:13am
... in the rich oilfields around kirkuk, the kurds fled. tonight, in erbil, the violence is now over but the recriminations will continue. ...
BBC News: Newsday
10/30/2017 1:06am
... around kirkuk, kurds fled. in irbil, the violence is over but recriminations will continue. president masoud barzani has lost hisjob but the kurds have president masoud barzani has lost his job but the kurds have lost more, territory, oil and any hope of a quick word in -- independence, _ ...
BBC News: World News Today
10/29/2017 9:08pm
... rivals, saying, as we have seen in the past few days, the big card that kurds had outside kurdistan was the control of kirkuk, the oil-rich province which they have held for the past three years. that was handed over to avoid a major ...
BBC News: World News Today
10/29/2017 9:06pm
... over the oil city of kirkuk to iraqi forces without a fight have committed high treason. no one stood alongside us and gave support other oui' our mounties. 0ur arab affairs editor sebastian usher has more details. he told me the referendum was mr ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/29/2017 3:20pm
... ceasefire at the moment which has been suspended another day. dash-macro kirkuk. talks have been going on to resolve this without more violence. but for mr barzani ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/26/2017 3:21am
... has offered to freeze the result of september's referendum on independence and begin dialogue with baghdad. the move to break away resulted in iraqi troops seizing areas controlled by the kurds since 2014, including the disputed city of kirkuk. ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/25/2017 8:48pm
... fighting already going on or are we talking about tension? it is tension, near the definition of the word, but it is very fragile. reports from kirkuk and other areas, ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/25/2017 8:48pm
... referendum results, it once it cancelled altogether. it's difficult because with the military escalation between both sides, in kirkuk and other places, there is a difficult situation for the united states firstly because it is an al ahli -- _ ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/25/2017 8:47pm
... it's also offering to freeze the yes vote for independence, although baghdad never recognised it anyway. this is the region in question in northern iraq. the disputed areas, around kirkuk, ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/25/2017 8:47pm
... and the iraqi government. these are pictures from the kirkuk province. that is a colleague from bbc arabic. this is part of a government push to retake disputed territory. and that was triggered by the kurds holding ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/23/2017 2:54am
... you have got the iraqi government that is an internationally recognised. everybody is concerned about the iranian nuclear deal. nobody is asking what they are doing about the militia and what is happening in kirkuk, militia been backed by iran. you have got turkey that has been instrumental in ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/23/2017 2:51am
... connected to kirkuk. hardly any water is reaching people. the scale of the problem is so huge, you have gotjust under a million people not knowing what happens next. you are right in that we really have ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/22/2017 10:53am
... everybody is concerned about the iranian nuclear deal. nobody is asking what they are doing about the militia and what is happening in kirkuk, militia been backed by iran. you have got turkey that has been instrumental in terms of the border ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/22/2017 10:50am
... you have got literally trenches being dug because you are thinking the kurds and arabs may face off. for example, mosul has lost internet connection because they were connected to kirkuk. hardly any water is reaching people. ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/22/2017 1:54am
... about the militia and what is happening in kirkuk, militia been backed by iran. you have got turkey that has been instrumental in terms of the border going back and forth. ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/22/2017 1:50am
... the kurds and arabs may face off. for example, mosul has lost internet connection because they were connected to kirkuk. hardly any water is reaching people. ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/21/2017 3:52pm
... everybody is concerned about the iranian nuclear deal. nobody is asking what they are doing about the militia and what is happening in kirkuk, militia backed by iran. you have got turkey that has been ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/21/2017 3:49pm
... the kurdish problem notwithstanding. you have got literally trenches being dug because you are thinking the kurds and arabs may face off. for example, mosul has lost internet connection because they were connected to kirkuk. ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/21/2017 10:52am
... asking what they are doing about the militia and what is happening in kirkuk, militia been backed by iran. you have got turkey that has been instrumental in terms of the border going back and forth. it is more controlled today. but they could do ...
BBC News: Dateline London
10/21/2017 10:48am
... kurdish problem notwithstanding. you have got literally trenches being dog because you are thinking the kurds and arabs may face off. for example, mosul has lost internet connection because they were connected to kirkuk. hardly any ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 4:08am
... unnecessary clashes with kurdish forces. on friday, iraqi troops engaged in a three-hour battle with kurdish peshmerga forces to take control of the last remaining district of the oil-rich kirkuk province. robert mugabe has been appointed as a goodwill ambassador ...
BBC News: Our World
10/21/2017 3:30am
... of the country to prevent unnecessary clashes with kurdish forces. iraqi federal troops have been engaged in a battle with kurdish peshmerga forces over the last remaining district of kirkuk province. there are now thought to be ...
BBC News: Click
10/21/2017 2:30am
... of iraqi troops in the north of the country to prevent unnecessary clashes with kurdish forces. iraqi federal troops have been engaged in a battle with kurdish peshmerga forces over the last remaining district of kirkuk province. let's have a look at the front pages ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 2:28am
... of iraqi troops in the north of the country to prevent unnecessary clashes with kurdish forces. iraqi federal troops have been engaged in a battle with kurdish peshmerga forces over the last remaining district of kirkuk province. let's have a look at the front pages ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 2:02am
... to take control of the last remaining district of the oil-rich kirkuk province. the world health organisation has appointed president robert mugabe of zimbabwe as a goodwill ambassador to help tackle non-communicable diseases. critics say that, during ...
BBC News: The Week in Parliament
10/21/2017 1:30am
... of the country, to prevent unnecessary clashes with kurdish forces. iraqi federal troops have been engaged in a battle with kurdish peshmerga forces over the last remaining district of kirkuk province. now it is time for a look back ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 1:29am
... iraqi federal troops have been engaged in a battle with kurdish peshmerga forces over the last remaining district of kirkuk province. now it is time for a look back at the week in westminster. ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 1:07am
... battle. the fighting breaking out with the iraqi army and its militia allies around this major highway between the kurdish regional capital and the key, oil-rich city of kirkuk. the fear is this could mark ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 1:06am
... to limit their movements in areas claimed by both them and iraqi kurds, to avoid more violence. on friday, there were heavy clashes in northern iraq. the fighting comes just weeks after a kurdish referendum on independence. iraqi forces have now moved into altun kupri, a town between kirkuk and ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 1:00am
... against paedophiles in latin america. suicide attacks on two mosques in afghanistan have killed nearly 60 worshippers. iraqi forces move into territory between kirkuk and irbil, as the us urges caution in areas also claimed by iraqi kurds. president trump is accused ...
BBC News: Click
10/21/2017 0:58am
... our top stories: brazilian police arrest more than 100 people, in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in latin america. suicide attacks on two mosques in afghanistan have killed nearly 60 worshippers. iraqi forces move into territory between kirkuk and irbil, as the us urges caution in ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/21/2017 0:03am
... to take control of the last remaining district of the oil-rich kirkuk province. the world health organization has appointed president robert mugabe of zimbabwe as a 'goodwill ambassador' to help tackle non-communicable diseases. critics say that during president mugabe's 37-year rule, health ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
10/20/2017 4:30pm
... close to the oil-rich city of kirkuk. in the next few minutes, we will ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
10/20/2017 4:20pm
... heading into battle this morning. the fighting breaking out with the iraqi army and its militia allies around this major highway between the kurdish regional capital and the oil rich city of kirkuk. the fear is that this could mark the beginning of the civil war. ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
10/20/2017 4:19pm
... finance forecasts. the budget is next month, of course. thank you very much for now. heavy fighting has broken out in northern iraq - between kurdish fighters and the iraqi armed forces, close to the oil-rich city of kirkuk. the fighting comes just weeks after a referendum on independence ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
10/20/2017 4:00pm
... in the past ten years. heavy fighting in northern iraq between kurdish fighters and the iraqi armed forces, close to the oil-rich city of kirkuk. the death of stalin ...
BBC News: BBC News at One
10/20/2017 12:11pm
... kirkuk. the fear is that this could mark the beginning of the civil war. translation: the shia militia and army of iraq all have weapons and ...
BBC News: BBC News at One
10/20/2017 12:10pm
... city of kirkuk. the fighting comes just weeks after a referendum on independence was held in the kurdish region. the vast majority of people who voted were in favour of breaking away from iraq, but baghdad demanded that the referendum be scrapped. our correspondent richard galpin reports now from ...
BBC News: BBC Business Live
10/18/2017 7:40am
... oil prices rose following data showing a drop in us stockpiles and with the commodity continuing to get support from ongoing battles between iraqi and kurdish forces in the disputed northern iraq province of kirkuk. the european markets have been open ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/18/2017 4:47am
... big oilfields. it seems going into kirkuk to take back the big oil fields. it seems the turks are ready to come in and push back all the forces they don't like. it seems there are many more big battles that will be happening around the city. does it link into oui' around the city. does it link into ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/18/2017 4:47am
... alliances in dealing with is, none of whom have a lot of interest in each other? lots of them want to make sure the kurds don't get an independent territory, we've seen over the last few days iraqi troops going into kirkuk to take back the ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/17/2017 8:09pm
... the time to govern the very diverse city of kirkuk and its wider area. one thingi city of kirkuk and its wider area. one thing i didn't mention then is that the americans are also working with the kurds in syria, which makes this all the more complicated for them to take sides in iraq. the ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/17/2017 8:08pm
... towards kirkuk. we also believe that senior iranian revolutionary guard commander has been involved there as well. one has to say, there's been a lot less fighting there than might have at first appeared. very little in fact according to the americans, that they say, was a mistake. what ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/17/2017 8:07pm
... governments.' earlier, ispoke governments.' earlier, i spoke to the bbc's jonathan governments.' earlier, i spoke to the bbc'sjonathan marcus, our diplomatic and defence correspondent. here he is on those claims that iran was involved in the offensive to retake kirkuk. this is one of the supreme ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/17/2017 8:06pm
... government forces retook that city from kurdish forces. today they have taken from kurdish forces. today they have ta ke n two from kurdish forces. today they have ta ken two of from kurdish forces. today they have taken two of the biggest oil fields today. back in 2014 kirkuk was ca ptu red today. ...
BBC News: Outside Source
10/17/2017 8:06pm
... haven't abandoned their cause. so the fight against is goes on. let's move from raqqa to northern iraq to kirkuk. yesterday iraqi ...
BBC News: Beyond 100 Days
10/17/2017 6:33pm
... kirkuk it is a perfect example with arabs, turkmen and kurds all in one city. certainly kirkuk is a good acid test to what we can do together. unfortunately so far the short-term, that has prevailed and ...
BBC News: Beyond 100 Days
10/17/2017 6:32pm
... and around kirkuk. also worked that they could be supporting the p uk, one part of iraqi kurdistan.” they could be supporting the p uk, one part of iraqi kurdistan. ijust came from an event where the main state department person in charge of ...
BBC News: Beyond 100 Days
10/17/2017 6:30pm
... taking sides in that battle. lukman faily is iraq's former ambassador to the us - he's with me now. have you had conversations with american counterparts since the fall of kirkuk? i think it is clear that ...
BBC News: Beyond 100 Days
10/17/2017 6:29pm
... meanwhile the kurdish leader massud barzani said today the recent independence referendum won't be in vain, despite the loss of kirkuk. all this puts america in a tricky position as it has supported both sides in this fight. ...
BBC News: Beyond 100 Days
10/17/2017 6:29pm
... take over of the northern city of kirkuk has pitched iraqi kurds into turmoil. they are at each others throats over whose to blame for the loss of the critical city. ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
10/17/2017 10:10am
... from the university of you. -- university of sussex, thank you. the iraqi government says it has secured complete control of the northern city of kirkuk from kurdish militias, and is calling on those who fled ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/17/2017 4:45am
... morning. we begin with arab news and the city of kirkuk in northern iraq 's right across the front page, where the iraqi army has seized control from kurdish forces. iraqi troops launched their military operation in response to the kurds voting for independence in last month's referendum. ...
BBC News: World Business Report
10/17/2017 4:44am
... let's look at some of the stories out ofair let's look at some of the stories out of air in terms of the news, what they are chewing over this morning. we begin with arab news and the city of kirkuk in northern iraq 's right across the front page, where the iraqi army has seized ...
BBC News: World Business Report
10/17/2017 4:43am
... the latest headlines: the us has called for calm after it raqqa government forces seized the northern iraq city of kerr cook and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. -- kirkuk. it comes a month ...
BBC News: World Business Report
10/17/2017 4:30am
... this is bbc news. the headlines: the us state department has called for calm after iraqi government forces seized the northern city of kirkuk and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. it comes less than a month after the region voted in favour of independence. thousands of people have taken part ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/17/2017 4:28am
... this is bbc news. the headlines: the us state department has called for calm after iraqi government forces seized the northern city of kirkuk and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. it comes less than a month after the region voted in favour of independence. thousands of people have taken part ...
BBC News: BBC News
10/17/2017 4:24am
... for calm after iraqi government forces seized the northern city of kirkuk and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. armoured vehicles moved into kirkuk in an advance that took less than 2a hours. it comes after the region voted in favour of independence. more from our correspondence, ...