Kurdish forces attacked the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions around the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq at dawn on Monday, backed by heavy air strikes from a U.S.-led ...

CAMP AS SALIYAH, Qatar -- The northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk fell and nearby Mosul was poised to follow early today, gains that set the stage for what could be a last stand in Saddam Hussein's hometown ...

KIRKUK, Iraq — The U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State group says it believes the exchange of fire between Iraqi and Kurdish forces in and around Kirkuk was a “misunderstanding.” A coalition ...