Kirkuk’s Agriculture Department rejected a provincial council request to suspend measures involving unused or disputed agricultural contracts. It argued that the matter falls under the sovereign authority of the federal ministry and intersects with Article 140 decisions. The dispute also relates to a 2025 land-return law that could restore at least 300,000 dunams to Kurdish and Turkmen owners.
Kirkuk agriculture authority rejects request to pause land-contract measures
Kirkuk’s Agriculture Department rejected a provincial council request to suspend measures involving unused or disputed agricultural contracts. It argued that the matter falls under the sovereign authority of the federal ministry and intersects with Article 140 decisions. The dispute also relates to a 2025 land-return law that could restore at least 300,000 dunams to Kurdish and Turkmen owners.
