Iraqi forces say they seized main Kirkuk military base from Kurds

Iraq's Joint Operations Command, which groups all pro-government forces, said "anti-terrorist units"

Iraqi forces said Monday they had seized the main military base in oil-rich Kirkuk province from Kurdish fighters following a mounting standoff over a controversial independence referendum.

Iraq's Joint Operations Command, which groups all pro-government forces, said "anti-terrorist units" had taken over the K1 military base northwest of the disputed city of Kirkuk.

Source:AFP