To Kurds, however, the steppe around Kirkuk is Kurdish territory.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE NEWS BLOG] Reference

Doria, 25, of San Diego, died Nov. 7 in Kirkuk from small-arms fire.    From Wordnik.com.  [November 2006 glimpses] Reference

Antonio, died Feb. 13 in Kirkuk, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Woodbury, Tenn., died June 16 in Kirkuk, Iraq, from injuries sustained in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Hoquiam, Wash., died June 13 in Kirkuk, Iraq, from injuries suffered from.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

A soldier died of wounds suffered during a combat patrol in Kirkuk province.    From Wordnik.com.  [September 2007] Reference

• Three soldiers died in Kirkuk when an explosive detonated near their vehicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [June 2007] Reference

Senators, do you really think a referendum on the status of Kirkuk is a good idea?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Democratic Debate - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

III, 26, of Ocean, N.J. died May 20 in Kirkuk, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.    From Wordnik.com.  [KIA KIA/BNR] Reference

Rochester Hills, Mich., died Aug. 28 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered during combat operations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Austell, Ga., died Dec. 11 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

They died from wounds suffered when two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed Jan. 26 in Kirkuk, Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Truth or Consequences, N.M., died Jan. 31 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle accident.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Talbot, Tenn., died Mar. 20 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Thacker, 18, of Greenbrier, Ark., was killed Oct. 12 in Kirkuk when an explosive detonated near his vehicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [October glimpses] Reference

Cedar City, Utah, died July 16 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Greenbrier, Ark., died Oct. 12 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Conway, Ark., died Jan. 22 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

They died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade on July 23 in Kirkuk, Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Alamogordo, N.M., died June 4 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Calif., died in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 4, when an improvised device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Ariz., died in Kirkuk Province, Iraq on March 30 from non-combat related injuries while returning from combat operations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Maple Shade, N.J., died Dec. 3 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when he was clearing a route and an improvised explosive device detonated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Fruitland, Ore., died May 22, in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his HMMWV overturned after the driver avoided striking a civilian vehicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Chapel Hills, Tenn. died May 2 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his convoy encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

The next phase of Middle East history could start 160 miles north of Baghdad, in Kirkuk, which the Kurds consider their Jerusalem.    From Wordnik.com.  [After Iraq] Reference

Caldwell, Idaho, died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit the front of her convoy vehicle and detonated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

But many of them take the money and move to another neighborhood in Kirkuk and bribe the local mayor to let them stay there illegally.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Iraq, Counting Heads Is A Political Headache] Reference

Roselle M. Hoffmaster, 32, of Cleveland, Ohio, died Sept. 20 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Kirkuk, which is claimed by Kurds, Arabs and Turkomen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Examiner California Headlines] Reference

Two examples, Kirkuk, which is oil rich and therefore crucial and hotly contested.    From Wordnik.com.  [Question Time] Reference

It took place in Taza, 20 kilometres south of Kirkuk, which is home to about 20,000 people.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

And the Kurds seem to have gone into Kirkuk, which is very much what Turkey was worried about.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2003] Reference

CNN's Thomas Nybo is in Kirkuk, which is in northern Iraq, and Thomas has some new develops in the weapons hunt.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2003] Reference

We also saw B-52s heading this way in the direction of Kirkuk, which is about 40 miles to the southeast of here.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2003] Reference

The province is home to the disputed city of Kirkuk, which is hotly contested among its Kurdish, Arab and Turkomen population.    From Wordnik.com.  [JPost.com - Front Page] Reference