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Tank of Iraqi forces in Kirkuk – Reuters


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Iraqi forces drive toward Kurdish peshmerga positions on the southern outskirts of Kirkuk. — AFP


Balance of Power Shifts in Kirkuk

Balance of Power Shifts in Kirkuk

Kirkuk- “Before we couldn’t proudly declare that we are Turkmen, now our flag is flying over Kirkuk’s citadel again,” Iraqi Omar Najat, 23, told Agence France Presse. According to the agency, with the return of Kirkuk to Iraqi control, the...
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Kurdish families pass through a checkpoint as they return to Kirkuk last Tuesday. Photo: Marwan Ibrahim/AFP


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An oilfield outside Kirkuk. AFP photo


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Iraqi soldiers ride in military vehicles in Zumar, Nineveh province, Iraq October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal


Iraq Orders Arrest of Kurdish VP

Iraq Orders Arrest of Kurdish VP

Iraq’s Supreme Justice Council ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul for allegedly saying Iraqi troops were “occupying forces” in Kirkuk. A Supreme Judicial Council spokesman said the court considered Kosrat Rasul’s...