Q&A: Kirkuk Governor Najmaldin Karim
In the aftermath of the rise of ISIS, Kirkuk's governor discusses Iraq's territorial disputes, control of the province's oil fields, and the future of BP.
Kirkuk Governor Najmaldin Karim (center) visits Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Daquq, 45 kilometers south of Kirkuk city, on June 25, 2014. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)
ISTANBUL - The disputed province of Kirkuk sits at the intersection of Iraq's most divisive and persistent conflicts - over oil, territory, ethnic and sectarian rivalries, and the future shape of Iraq.
Tensions have risen to new heights since early June, when the so-called Islamic State (formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS) seized control of much of northern Iraq, including parts of Kirkuk.
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