Iraqi Forces Begin Assault Near Kurdish-Held City of Kirkuk Iraqi Forces Begin Assault Near Kurdish-Held City of Kirkuk:- Iraqi state television reported early Monday that Iraqi forces had begun an assault on the Kurdish-held city Kirkuk and its oil fields, despite weeks of urgent efforts by the United States to […]
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Jitters in Kirkuk Over Iraqi Troop Movements Kurdish and Iraqi officials rushed Friday to calm fears of impending military action around the contested city of Kirkuk. Late Thursday, Iraqi media outlets began reporting Kurdish statements that Iraqi troops were massing for an attack on Kirkuk. Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, […]
