Kirkuk alerts today: protests, strikes & incidents
Live counts
Last alert: · Updated: 2026-10-23 10:05 UTC
30-day snapshot
Busiest day: 2026-10-19 (2)
By type
| Gathering | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 |
Recent alerts
| alerts | Type | Last seen | sources | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 young men were injured in stabbing and shooting incidents in Kirkuk - Shafaq News | Shooting | 2 | 23/100 unverified | |
| Shafaq News..Oil graduates protest unemployment in Iraq’s Kirkuk - شفق نيوز | Gathering | 2 | 23/100 unverified |
Frequently asked questions
Are there protests, strikes or incidents in Kirkuk today?
In the last 24 hours alerts.live shows 0 alerts in Kirkuk; in the last 7 days 2; in the last 30 days 2. Counts update about every 10 minutes from public news and official open-data sources.
What kinds of incidents are tracked in Kirkuk?
alerts.live tracks assaults, clashes, shootings, closures and gatherings (protests, strikes, marches). Last 30 days in Kirkuk: Gathering 1, Shooting 1.
Where does the information for Kirkuk come from?
Alerts are detected automatically in news articles and official feeds, and every alert links to its original articles. 3 distinct sources are linked for Kirkuk (shafaq.com, mangish.net, kurdistan24.net).
How reliable are these alerts?
Each alert has a confidence score from 0 to 100 that rises with independent sources and official confirmation. In Kirkuk over the last 30 days the average is 23/100 and 0 of 2 alerts are verified. See the methodology page for how it is computed.
Is this a safety score for Kirkuk?
No. alerts.live is descriptive: it counts and maps reported events and does not rate how safe a place is. Always follow local authorities and official guidance.
How can I follow alerts for Kirkuk?
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Sources
shafaq.com (2) · mangish.net (1) · kurdistan24.net (1)
Monitored news feeds for this place: 2
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