KIRKUK: Iraqi forces clashed with Kurdish fighters Friday and retook control of the last sector of the disputed province of Kirkuk, near the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, a security official said. “The army, police and counter-terrorism forces entered the centre of the Altun Kupri region,” 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Arbil, the Kurdish capital in […]
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Clashes reported between Iraqi, Kurdish troops close to Kirkuk city
Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchanged artillery fire early Monday south of the city of Kirkuk, after central government forces began a “major operation” to take control of a Kurdish military base and oil fields. Shortly before, state television announced that government troops had taken “large areas” of the province from Kurdish peshmerga fighters “without fighting”, […]
Clashes between Iraqi, Kurdish troops close to Kirkuk city
Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchanged artillery fire early Monday south of the city of Kirkuk, after central government forces began a “major operation” to take control of a Kurdish military base and oil fields. Shortly before, state television announced that government troops had taken “large areas” of the province from Kurdish peshmerga fighters “without fighting”, […]