Iraq’s Election Law Sidesteps Kirkuk Question | Future battles over disputed city expected

Iraq Election Law Fails Again, Officials Term January Vote Impossible | Parliament can’t even muster a quorum to debate law

Iraq Election Body: Finalize Law by Tuesday or Vote May Be Delayed | Kirkuk tensions reaching crisis levels as MPs appear far from a deal

Pentagon Concedes Iraq Election Delay Could Stall Pullout | Kurdish boycott of parliament delays vote

Kurdistan Still Trying to Annex Oil-Rich Kirkuk | Kirkuk yet another obstacle to January elections

At Least 25 Killed in Northern Iraq Bombing | Truck full of explosives targeted Kurdish village

Gen. Odierno Seeks More Troops for Northern Iraq | Troops would encourage Peshmerga, Iraqi troops to ‘get along’

Rising Tensions as Kurdish Party Blames Nineveh Provincial Govt for al-Qaeda Attacks | Ruling party ‘turning a blind eye,’ Kurdish leaders insist

Kurdish Party Threatens to Set Up Rival Provincial Govt | Tensions grow with ruling Arab-Nationalist bloc