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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 17, 2017 | Middle East

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...

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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East

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...

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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand next to an ISIS sign at the entrance to the northern Iraqi town of Hawija, south of Kirkuk on March 9, 2015. /AFP

Baghdad: Presence of PKK in Kirkuk is Declaration of War

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Irbil- Baghdad accused Irbil on Sunday of bringing members from the Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, to Kirkuk, while it sent reinforcement from the army and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to the southern part of the disputed city, in...

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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

Kurds: Baghdad Gives Ultimatum on Kirkuk Pullback

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad has set a pre-dawn Sunday deadline for Kurdish forces to abandon positions in the disputed oil province of Kirkuk they took during the fightback against ISIS more than three years ago, a senior Kurdish official said. “The deadline set for the peshmerga...

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Iraqi Peshmerga fighters hold position near Sinjar. AFP file photo

Baghdad Launches Kirkuk Operation amid Kurdish Reinforcement

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 13, 2017 | Middle East

The Iraqi army on Friday launched an operation to retake Kurdish-held positions around the northern city of Kirkuk as Kurdish authorities sent thousands more troops to the disputed oil region over what they said were “threats” from the central government....