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The Kirkuk crisis shows the failure of the ruling political class to manage broader problems effectively and craft political settlements to secure the peaceful coexistence of Iraq's various sects. Agencies/Majalla

Kirkuk crisis: A microcosm of government failure to forge a national identity

The Kirkuk crisis shows the failure of the ruling political class to manage broader problems effectively and craft political settlements to secure the peaceful coexistence of Iraq's various sects.

Ayad Al-Anbar 18, Sep 2023
Iraqi protesters block a road following protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk on September 2, 2023. AFP

Kirkuk slides into violence over Kurdish party HQ handover

Distrust runs deep in the multi-ethnic, oil-rich city of Kirkuk as "rioting" and gunfire leaves young men dead. Al Majalla lifts the curtain on the events that transpired.

Shelly Kittleson 03, Sep 2023
Tires are burnt along a road north of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on June 30, 2010, as Kurds protest against the local authority’s pending removal of their houses built on government land. AFP

Kirkuk: Iraq’s perpetual missed opportunity

Fresh clashes have erupted in Kirkuk with at least one Kurdish protester reportedly killed. Al Majalla explains why the ethnically diverse city has long been a powder keg and flashpoint for violence.

Rustum Mahmud 02, Sep 2023
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