Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 18:27 AFP — Iraqi forces seized the Kirkuk governor's office, key military sites and an oil field on Monday as they swept across the disputed province following soaring tensions with Kurds over an independence referendum.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 15:15 AFP — Iraqi forces seized the Kirkuk governor's office, key military sites and an oil field on Monday as they swept across the disputed province following soaring tensions over an independence referendum.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 14:45 AFP — Iraqi forces Monday took control of the governor's office in Kirkuk, the federal police chief said, as they pursued an operation to take back parts of the disputed province from Kurdish fighters.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 14:23 AFP — Turkey on Monday said it was ready to help the Iraqi government oust Kurdish fighters from the disputed city of Kirkuk.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 14:07 AFP — Iraqi forces have launched a major military operation in Kirkuk province, three weeks into a deepening crisis between Baghdad and the country's Kurds since their September 25 independence referendum.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 13:28 AFP — Pumping stopped at Kirkuk's two main oil fields Monday as Iraqi forces advanced in the disputed region following tensions over a Kurdish independence vote, an oil ministry official said.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 13:08 AFP — Iraqi forces seized a key military base, an airport and an oil field from Kurdish fighters Monday in disputed Kirkuk province in a major operation sparked by a controversial independence referendum.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 12:28 AFP — The military operation launched by Iraq's central government against Kurdish peshmerga fighters is rooted in a long-standing dispute over territory stretching from the Syrian border to the frontier with Iran.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 12:22 AFP — The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group urged Baghdad and Iraq's Kurds on Monday to "avoid escalatory actions" after Iraqi forces launched an operation to retake parts of Kirkuk province.
Monday, 16 October, 2017 , 11:54 AFP — Thousands of residents fled Kurdish districts of Kirkuk for fear of clashes Monday after Iraqi military forces launched operations against Kurdish fighters near the northern city, an AFP journalist said.
