Iraqi forces are advancing in a "major operation" to enter disputed Kirkuk city and take control of a Kurdish miliary base and oil fields, Kurdish authorities said early on Monday.
Iraqi forces and allied paramilitaries are "now advancing from Taza in South of Kirkuk in a major op with the intention to enter the city and takeover K1 base andRead more
Iraqi Shiite paramilitary forces have launched an operation to retake a town from which the Islamic State group launched a chemical weapons attack that killed three children, commanders said Sunday.
"The operation aims to liberate Bashir, after we succeeded several days ago in cutting off supplies to (IS) in the Bashir area," said Abu Ridha al-Najjar, who is leading theRead more
Health authorities in Iraq's Kirkuk region have screened a total of 800 people since a chemical attack carried out by the Islamic State group last week, officials said on Monday.
"The number of people who have sought treatment and been checked by the hospitals in Daquq and Kirkuk has topped 800," said Hussein Adil Abbas, the mayor of Taza.
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