The long brewing confrontation in Iraq over the fate of the so-called “disputed territories”—the areas of the north claimed by the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG)—is set to erupt this month with the release of a UN report.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/apr2009/kurd-a10.shtml
Some history about Kirkuk
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Kirkuk is the capital of Kirkuk Governorate. It is located 250 kilometres (156 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad. It is the centre of the northern Iraqi petroleum industryThe Kirkuk region lies among the Pir Magrun (Gudrun) to the north-east, the Zab River and the Tigris River to the west, the Hamrin Mountains to the south, and the Sirwan (Diyala) River to the south-east.
The present city of Kirkuk, which according to some Kurds lies in the Kurdistan geographical region stands on the site of the ancient Assyrian capital of Arrapha, which sits near the Khasa River on the ruins of a 5,000-year-old settlement (Kirkuk Citadel.)
Arrapha reached great importance under the Assyrians in the 10th and 11th centuries BC.
Because of the strategic geographical location of the city, Kirkuk was the battle ground for three empires, Assyria, Babylonia, and Media, who controlled the city at various times.
Kirkuk was first sighted by the Assyrians while they were at war, but the war took place in Kirkuk so then Turks, Kurds and Arabs all live there, but geographically shown and historical shown it belongs to ancient Assyria/Iraq.
Other regions, governorates and districts of Iraq
Baghdad, Salah ad Din, Diyala, Wasit, Maysan, Al Basrah, Dhi Qar, Al Muthanna, Al-Qādisiyyah, Babil, Karbala, An Najaf, Al Anbar, Ninawa, Dahuk, Arbil, Sulaymaniyah.
