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Kirkuk

The ruins of a bombed base in Iraq.
Conflict & Justice
US responds to deadly attack at Iraq base
Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) celebrate on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq
Conflict
Kurds lose more than oil as they cede control of Kirkuk in Iraq
Artillery belonging to Iraqi army are seen southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq, October 17, 2017.
Conflict
Iraq forces take oil fields dashing Kurdish dreams
Iraqi security forces advance in military vehicles in Kirkuk on Oct. 16, 2017.
Conflict
US allies turn their US guns on each other in Iraq
Some former Islamic State fighters, like this captive Abdel Rahman in Kirkuk, say if they hadn't agreed to join ISIS they would have been killed.
Conflict
Sitting across from ‘the Ghost of ISIS’
Violence returns to Iraq as America plans withdrawal
The "Colonel," 48, looks out at a small village outside Kirkuk littered with homemade bombs from ISIS militants. He team has to clear away IEDs set by ISIS militants, but they have little equipment to do the job.
Conflict
Kurdish bomb experts defuse IEDs on a shoestring
A scene from the new Iraqi TV show, State of Myths, which satirizes the Islamic State.
Media
When faced with ISIS, some Iraqis choose to laugh
Almanac/Iraqi Gold
Conflict & Justice
Iraq explodes into violence
Global Politics
Four suicide bombers attack in Iraq, killing 50 in Kirkuk and Baghdad
Conflict & Justice
Violence in Kirkuk