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Baghdad launches Kirkuk operation as Kurd fighters mobilise


Friday, 13 October, 2017 , 11:44 AFP The Iraqi army launched an operation to retake Kurdish-held positions around the disputed oil city of Kirkuk on Friday amid a bitter row with the Kurds over a vote for independence last month.

Baghdad launches Kirkuk operation as Kurd fighters mobilise


Friday, 13 October, 2017 , 09:16 AFP The Iraqi army launched an operation to retake Kurdish-held positions around the disputed oil city of Kirkuk on Friday amid a bitter row with the Kurds over a vote for independence last month.

Iraq army launches operation to retake disputed Kirkuk


Friday, 13 October, 2017 , 08:27 AFP Iraqi troops launched operations on Friday to retake Kurdish-held positions in the disputed oil province of Kirkuk as tensions soar after an independence vote last month, a general told AFP.

Kurds put forces on alert for Iraq attack near Kirkuk


Friday, 13 October, 2017 , 07:56 AFP Kurdish authorities deployed thousands of fighters around the disputed oil city of Kirkuk on Friday for fear of an attack by Iraqi government troops and militia, a senior official said.

Kurds put forces on alert for Baghdad attack near Kirkuk: official


Friday, 13 October, 2017 , 07:33 AFP

Kurds accuse Baghdad of readying push for oil fields


Friday, 13 October, 2017 , 06:40 AFP Kurdish authorities accused the Iraqi government on Friday of massing forces in readiness for an offensive to seize Kurdish-held oil fields, as tensions soar after a vote for independence last month.

Iraq PM denies attack plan as tensions rise with Kurds


Thursday, 12 October, 2017 , 14:45 AFP Iraq's prime minister on Thursday denied an attack on the Kurds was imminent, in a bid to defuse tensions that had prompted Kurdish peshmerga fighters to temporarily seal off road links with the rest of the country.

Iraq PM denies attack plan as tensions rise with Kurds


Thursday, 12 October, 2017 , 13:07 AFP Iraq's prime minister on Thursday denied an attack on the Kurds was imminent, in a bid to defuse tensions that had prompted Kurdish peshmerga fighters to temporarily seal off road links with the rest of the country.

Iraq tensions rise after Kurds warn of attack


Thursday, 12 October, 2017 , 11:21 AFP Tensions escalated between Iraq's Kurds and Baghdad on Thursday as warnings of a "major attack" by government forces prompted Kurdish peshmerga fighters to temporarily block roads from other parts of the country.

Iraq tensions rise after Kurds warn of attack


Thursday, 12 October, 2017 , 10:04 AFP Tensions escalated between Iraq's Kurds and Baghdad on Thursday as warnings of a "major attack" by government forces prompted Kurdish peshmerga fighters to temporarily block roads from other parts of the country.