Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 16:13 AFP — Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Tuesday blamed a Kurdish independence referendum for triggering a military intervention by Iraqi forces to take control of the oil-rich Kirkuk province.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 15:55 AFP —

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 11:21 AFP — Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk on Tuesday demolishing Kurdish hopes of creating a viable independent state.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 08:47 AFP — Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk on Tuesday dealing a heavy blow to the finances of the autonomous Kurdish government.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 08:14 AFP — Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk on Tuesday after Kurdish forces withdrew, police said.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 08:07 AFP — Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they had taken the Yazidi Kurdish town of Sinjar from Kurdish peshmerga forces as they pressed a campaign against Kurdish-held areas outside the autonomous region.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 07:58 AFP — Four Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq in two separate attacks blamed on Kurdish militants, the Turkish military said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 07:50 AFP —

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 07:21 AFP — Iraqi forces captured the Yazidi Kurdish town of Sinjar from Kurdish forces on Tuesday as they pressed a campaign against Kurdish-held areas outside the autonomous region, paramilitary units said.

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 , 05:16 AFP — Iraqi forces seized the Kirkuk governor's office, key military sites and an oil field as they swept across the disputed province following soaring tensions with Kurds over an independence referendum.