Kirkuk Citadel is located in the center of the city of Kirkuk, and considered one of the oldest parts of the urban city. Some historians believe that Gutians were the ones who built the Citadel, based ...

"The Citadel and other cultural sites are incredibly important to this area because they define Kirkuk and its people and are a symbol of the people's heritage," said 1st Lt. Jack Gaines, public ...

The Assyrian Citadel in Kirkuk, Iraq stands on an artificial mound 130 feet high. (Goran Sabah Ghafour/K24) Once a site of synagogues, churches, and now a grand mosque, Kirkuk Citadel is the city's ...

By Idris Okuducu. KIRKUK, Iraq . The United Nations will provide assistance to restore a historical citadel and Ottoman barracks which are at risk of collapse in Iraq's Kirkuk province.

KIRKUK, Iraq. The historical Kirkuk Citadel, one of the most important symbols of Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province, is in danger of collapse due to natural events and years of neglect.

JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: I'm in the market just below the Kirkuk citadel. It's the oldest part of the city and normally a hubbub of the voices calling out in Arabic, Turkmen, Kurdish.

The war on ISIS has emboldened Iraq's Kurds to take a provocative step — raising their flag above the disputed, multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk. The flag raising has caused ripples around the region.