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Iraqi News
February 8, 2018
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two militants were killed and a large amount of ammunition was seized on Wednesday as Iraqi forces launched an operation against militant group in Tuz Khurmatu region in Salahuddin province, the Iraqi command has said. The Iraqi Joint Operations Command said army,ÃÂ ...
Voice of America
February 8, 2018
The Kurdish commander in Tuz Khurmatu, Mam Wahab, confirmed the coordination and said the Iraqi army and Popular Mobilization Forces would withdraw from ... Tuz Khurmatu, 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Baghdad, is among the areas disputed by the central government in Baghdad and theÃÂ ...
Rudaw
February 8, 2018
The threat from ISIS militants on Tuz Khurmatu has been “removed,” Iraqi security forces declared, announcing progress in their operation against the militants that ... operation Wednesday morning against a group dubbed the “White Flags,” believed to be Sunni insurgents operating east of Tuz Khurmatu.
TRT World
February 7, 2018
The army, rapid intervention forces and paramilitaries, in coordination with Kurdish fighters and with Iraqi and coalition air cover, launched the operation east of Tuz Khurmatu "to chase away Daesh remnants," said Iraq's Security Information Centre. Iraqi forces retook several villages and stormed a DaeshÃÂ ...
Rudaw
February 6, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Families displaced from Tuz Khurmatu are closely watching events in their hometown, waiting for the situation to improve so they can feel safe ... Many of Tuz Khurmatu's Kurdish residents fled the city when it was taken over by the Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi last October.
Rudaw
February 3, 2018
The oil-rich Kirkuk city and Tuz Khurmatu district fell to Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi on October 16. ... The Iraqi parliament has voted to establish a multi-ethnic committee to investigate events in Tuz Khurmatu after international organizations like Amnesty International and also Rudaw'sÃÂ ...
Rudaw
February 2, 2018
He believes the PUK has made the right decision because if Kurds run alone in the disputed areas of Saladin province, home to the troubled Tuz Khurmatu, they will not secure any seats in the Iraqi parliament. In previous elections, the Kurdish vote did not pass 22,000, while securing a seat in theÃÂ ...
NRT
February 2, 2018
SULAIMANI – The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has allied with an Arab list for the upcoming Iraqi elections in Tuz Khurmatu, a member of the party said. Head of PUK organization office in Hamrin, Mala Karim Shakur, told NRT Arabic channel on Friday (February 2) the party has allied with the List of the Arab Masses inÃÂ ...
Rudaw
February 1, 2018
Kurdish MPs want Tuz Khurmatu findings to be binding in parliament. By Rudaw ... Images from Rudaw video taken in late November show destroyed areas of Tuz Khurmatu. ... Following the incursion on October 16, thousands of Tuz Khurmatu's mainly Kurdish population feared retaliatory attacks. A videoÃÂ ...
NRT
January 19, 2018
SULAIMANI – Tuz Khurmatu District Council selected a new mayor for the district eight days after it sacked former mayor Shalal Abdul. Deputy Head of Tuz Khurmatu District Council told NRT that the council held a session on Thursday evening (January 18) with the participation of 12 members from ArabsÃÂ ...
Rudaw
January 19, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Tuz Khurmatu's local council has appointed a new mayor for the troubled town, but the former mayor said he was ousted illegally ... militias of being behind the move, forcefully bringing Arab members of the council from Kirkuk to take part in Thursday's session in Tuz Khurmatu.
Rudaw
January 17, 2018
A member of the Iraqi forces in the outskirts of the oil-rich Kirkuk. File photo: AFP. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Iraq's federal police will replace the Iraqi Army in providing the security of Kirkuk, and have already taken over the security of Tuz Khurmatu after the redeployment of the Iraqi Army towards westernÃÂ ...
Rudaw
January 15, 2018
“Areas around Tuz Khurmatu city, used as hotbed by terrorists and the areas from where Tuz Khurmatu comes under mortar shells, will be liberated and controlled and the rule of law restored,” Lt. Col. Abdulamir al-Mohammadawi, the spokesperson for the Iraqi Rapid Response Force (RRF), told Rudaw.
NRT
January 14, 2018
TUZ KHURMATU – Interim Mayor of Tuz Khurmatu, Lis Mahmoud, announced on Sunday (January 14) that Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces are set to cooperate in an anti-Islamic State mission in Mount Hanjira near the town. The mission comes as part of attempts to facilitate the return of the KurdishÃÂ ...
Rudaw
January 13, 2018
Mala Karim Shukur, head of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) office in Tuz Khurmatu, had earlier called for “a neutral military force which treats everyone equally. The force does not have to include people from every party, but at least it [must] be neutral to bring security to the area and [let] Kurdish andÃÂ ...
NRT
January 12, 2018
SULAIMANI – Iraqi forces including counter-terrorism units arrived in Tuz Khurmatu on Friday (January 12) to take control of the security situation, Iraq's General Command said. Iraqi General Command of Armed Forces said in a statement that counter-terrorism forces, rapid response forces andÃÂ ...
NRT
January 6, 2018
SULAIMANI – Iraqi Parliament's Deputy Speaker, Aram Sheikh Mohammed said Hashid al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) officials promise to withdraw their forces from Tuz Khurmatu in the near future. The deputy speaker along with a number of Tuz Khurmatu figures met with the head of the ShiaÃÂ ...
Rudaw
January 6, 2018
Mullah Hawar Hamawandi, a member of the Kurdish delegation, told Rudaw that Iraq's Shiite Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim, head of the ruling Shiite National Alliance, promised to send teams to Tuz Khurmatu to investigate reports of violence and find a mechanism to resolve the situationÃÂ ...
NRT
January 6, 2018
TUZ KHURMATU – A delegation representing Tuz Khurmatu residents is in Baghdad to raise concerns over obstacles delaying the returns of Kurdish civilians to their homes and acts that have hindered reconciliation. “Our visit is to have the displaced Kurds return to Tuz Khurmatu, and to restore socialÃÂ ...
Rudaw
January 5, 2018
Italy has donated funds to purchase winter essentials for families displaced from Tuz Khurmatu and now sheltering in Erbil. The Italian Consulate provided $31,000, said Sirwa Rasool, acting director of the Joint Crisis Centre (JCC) of the KRG's Interior Ministry. Rasool said they were hoping to receive moreÃÂ ...
Reliefweb
December 23, 2017
Baghdad, 23 December 2017 - Teams from the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) conducted monitoring missions to Tuz Khurmatu where they observed destroyed homes and businesses in several primarily Kurdish neighbourhoods of the ethnically and religiously mixed city in the wake ofÃÂ ...
Rudaw
December 12, 2017
Aftermath of Tuesday's bomb shelling on the city of Tuz Khurmatu which caused casualties among Hashd al-Shaabi militants. Photo: DHA. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The town of Tuz Khurmatu came under mortar bombardments on Tuesday for a second time this week causing casualties among HashdÃÂ ...
Rudaw
December 12, 2017
QALA, Kurdistan Region – The Iraqi army and mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi is preparing for an operation to clear the Tuz Khurmatu area of armed groups, according to a Shiite militia commander. They bombarded Kurdish villages east of Tuz Khurmatu on Tuesday, causing many who had been displacedÃÂ ...
Rudaw
December 9, 2017
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Tuz Khurmatu came under bombardment on Saturday, seriously wounding two Hashd al-Shaabi fighters. ... Rudaw's war reporter Hunar Ahmed learned from local sources who also informed him of suspected mortar attack in Tuz Khurmatu that wounded two militiamen. No groupÃÂ ...
The National
December 31, 1999
The Iraqi parliament has voted to set up a committee to investigate possible war crimes in the multi-ethnic town of Tuz Khurmatu following its recapture by Iraqi forces from Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. Tuz Khumatu, located 90 kilometres south of the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk, has been at the forefront ofÃÂ ...
Amnesty International
December 31, 1999
“The establishment of this committee is a welcome step, which not only could be a step towards securing justice for victims of violations in Tuz Khurmatu, but also should serve as a deterrent against future violations and abuses. “On 16 October 2017, tens of thousands of civilians were forced to flee theirÃÂ ...
NRT
December 31, 1999
SULAIMANI – Kurdish families displaced from Tuz Khurmatu refuse to return to the district without a guarantee that their lives will be protected. The displaced Kurdish families say they will not return to Tuz Khurmatu, which was retaken by the Iraqi forces and Hashid al-Shaabi in mid-October militaryÃÂ ...
Iraqi News
December 31, 1999
Ali al-Hussein told Alsumaria that “Rapid Response forces, today, took over duties delegated to the Popular Mobilization Forces which have been maintaining security in Tuz Khurmatu jointly with local police and the Iraqi army”. He said the exchange came “as mobilization forces concluded theirÃÂ ...
NRT
December 14, 2017
SULAIMANI – Peshmerga forces were deployed to the areas east of Tuz Khurmatu to protect the oil fields in the Khor Mor area. The Kurdish forces equipped with heavy weapons were deployed to Nawjul sub-district and the villages around Dawda area east of Tuz Khurmatu. NRT reporter GarmyanÃÂ ...
Rudaw
December 14, 2017
Furthermore, UNAMI calls on the Iraqi government "to deploy all necessary measures that will put an end to any violence and violations of human rights, ensure law and order and establish calm and stability in Tuz Khurmatu, also to facilitate return of IDPs and normal functioning of the city, district and all itsÃÂ ...
Rudaw
December 13, 2017
QALA, Kurdistan Region – The Iraqi army and mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi is preparing for an operation to clear the Tuz Khurmatu area of armed groups, according to a Shiite militia commander. They bombarded Kurdish villages east of Tuz Khurmatu on Tuesday, causing many who had been displacedÃÂ ...
NRT
December 12, 2017
SULAIMANI – A State of emergency was announced in Tuz Khurmatu following launches of rockets towards the district, Hashid al-Shaabi said on Tuesday (December 12). Hashid al-Shaabi spokesman in Tuz Khurmatu, Said Ali Hashim al-Husaini told NRT that a number of rockets were fired at the TurkmenÃÂ ...
Rudaw
December 12, 2017
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The town of Tuz Khurmatu came under mortar bombardments on Tuesday for a second time this week causing casualties among ... Tuz Khurmatu fell to Iraqi forces when Peshmerga was driven out during their military incursion into the disputed areas, which also include theÃÂ ...
Rudaw
December 11, 2017
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Turkey has expressed "great sorrow" of a recent attack that killed two people and wounded seven more in Tuz Khurmatu, Salahaddin. ... Rudaw reported, citing local sources, that a bombardment on Saturday seriously wounded two Hashd al-Shaabi fighters in Tuz Khurmatu.
Rudaw
December 10, 2017
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Tuz Khurmatu came under bombardment on Saturday, seriously wounding two Hashd al-Shaabi fighters. ... Rudaw's war reporter Hunar Ahmed learned from local sources who also informed him of suspected mortar attack in Tuz Khurmatu that wounded two militiamen. No groupÃÂ ...
Kurdistan24
December 5, 2017
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Tuesday said no talks between Erbil and Baghdad have started, adding the international community failed to address the conflicts in Kirkuk and Tuz Khurmatu. During a press conference in Erbil, KRG Prime ...
Rudaw
December 5, 2017
The protesters handed out pamphlets detailing their demands that include an international investigation into events in the city on October 16 and in the days that followed, deployment of UN-mandated security forces to protect citizens in Tuz Khurmatu, and removal of all militias from the city with security ...
Rudaw
December 4, 2017
A Kurdish fighter who belongs to a group that calls itself "Liberation Army" stands guard in a village east of Tuz Khurmatu. ... ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The unknown armed group that was reportedly stationed in villages close to Tuz Khurmatu has left their positions and moved south, an official told Rudaw.
Kurdistan24
November 29, 2017
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – The US is monitoring reports of abuses being committed against the Kurdish population by Shia militias in Tuz Khurmatu, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said on Tuesday. On Monday, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime ...
Kurdistan24
November 29, 2017
Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Shia Hashd al-Shaabi militias carried out a series of abuses against the population in Tuz Khurmatu, a town south of Kirkuk, ...
Rudaw
November 27, 2017
KHURMATU, Kurdistan Region – Many houses in the Kurdish neighbourhoods of Tuz Khurmatu have been looted, burned and bombed, ...
Rudaw
November 27, 2017
Kurds fled Kirkuk and Tuz Khurmatu in several waves of displacement after Iraqi forces and Shiite militias moved in. According to UN figures, ...
Rudaw
November 26, 2017
Families who fled Tuz Khurmatu and are now living in tents are suffering the cold, waiting for the good news that they can return home.
Rudaw
November 22, 2017
... into unknown armed group which emerged in Tuz Khurmatu ... been deployed along the mountain range between Tuz Khurmatu and Kifri.
Aljazeera.com
November 21, 2017
A suicide car bombing has killed at least 20 people in Tuz Khurmatu, a town in Salaheddin province in northern Iraq, according to local security ...
Rudaw
November 20, 2017
A large number of Kurds displaced from Tuz Khurmatu have pinned their hopes on the news of a possible deployment of Iraqi presidential ...
Rudaw
November 18, 2017
Children play at a displaced camp in the province of Sulaimani. The displaced people from the disputed areas, including from Kirkuk have ...
Rudaw
November 17, 2017
Iraqi security forces and Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militias patrol in Tuz Khurmatu that was evacuated by Kurdish security forces, Oct. 16, ...
NRT
November 10, 2017
SULAIMANI – Four employees of an oil company have been kidnapped by a number of armed men south of Tuz Khurmatu, a spokesman of ...
NRT
November 8, 2017
SULAIMANI – Kurdish security forces repelled on Wednesday (November 8) an attack launched in Tuz Khurmatu by Islamic State (ISIS) who is ...
