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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.

Iraq Kurds lift barriers on roads from second city Mosul: official


Thursday, 12 October, 2017 , 09:24 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces on Thursday removed barriers they had installed just hours earlier on roads from second city Mosul amid fears of an attack following last month's independence referendum, an official said.

Iraq Kurd fighters block roads to second city Mosul


Thursday, 12 October, 2017 , 08:40 AFP — Kurdish peshmerga forces on Thursday blocked roads from Iraqi Kurdistan to the country's second city Mosul in response to Iraqi troop movements, a senior Kurdish military official told AFP.

Iraq Kurd fighters block roads to second city Mosul: official


Thursday, 12 October, 2017 , 08:04 AFP — Kurdish peshmerga forces on Thursday blocked roads from Iraqi Kurdistan to the country's second city Mosul in response to Iraqi troop movements, a senior Kurdish military official told AFP.