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Plainclothes police officers stand after a bomb hit a bus carrying police officers in Mersin, Turkey, October 17, 2017. Dogan News Agency, DHA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS
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Members of Iraqi federal forces advance in military vehicles in Kirkuk, Iraq, October 16, 2017. (Reuters)
Govt. Forces Continue Advance on Kurds in Iraq
Iraqi government forces continued on Tuesday their advance on Kurdish-held regions in the northern province of Kirkuk and other areas, forcing the Peshmerga to withdraw from regions it had gained during its fight against ISIS. In a further blow to Kurdish dreams of...Caption:
A member of the Iraqi forces holds up a Kurdish flag as they advance towards the city of Kirkuk during an operation against Kurdish fighters. (AFP)
Baghdad Recaptures Kirkuk and its Oil without Resistance as Irbil Condemns ‘Treason’
Baghdad, Washington, Irbil – Iraqi government forces and members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) seized control on Monday of the city of Kirkuk and pulled down the Kurdish flag from the province headquarters, amid reports of the displacement of Kurdish...Caption:
This image made from a video shows Iraqi soldiers on military vehicles in the Qatash area towards Kirkuk gas plant, south of Kirkuk, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (AP)
Iraq Govt. Forces Launch Offensive on Kurdish-Held Kirkuk
Iraqi government forces launched on Monday an offensive to retake territory seized by Kurds in Kirkuk in what is seen as response to last month’s Kurdish independence referendum, which was rejected by Baghdad. The forces have so far seized a swathe of countryside...Caption:
An Iraqi army tank is pictured during a military operation toward the town of Hit, in west of Ramadi, March 8, 2016. Picture taken March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer