Kirkuk: a city consisting of Kurds, Arabs, Turkomen and Assyrian Christians. It is a test-case for co-existence among the communities in the new post-Saddam Iraq.
Kirkuk: Turkomen demonstrate against the killing the previous day of 5 Turkomen, allegedly by Kurds.
Kirkuk: two demonstrators are shot dead when Kurdish police fire on the crowd. The Americans rush to the scene to intervene in the ethnic clash.
Kirkuk: Abdel Rahman Mustafa, the Kurdish Mayor of Kirkuk, gives a press conference a few hours later. He dismisses the clashes as being caused by a violent fringe.
Kirkuk: Khidhir Kahya, a lawyer and a Turkomen member of the Kirkuk city council expresses the deep-seated grievances of his community and explains the dangers that lie ahead if the Kurds seek to control Kirkuk.
Ramel: Sheikh Anwar Al-Aasi, an Arab tribal leader from the Kirkuk region provides the Arab perspective on the volatility and future of Kirkuk. He explains why Kirkuk is a time-bomb and will be one of the most difficult issues for Iraq's future.
Kirkuk oil fields: over 40% of Iraq's oil potential lies here.