Viewfinder: Iraqi Forces Launch Assault

Pacific Standard Staff
October 17, 2017
Iraqi forces arrive in the southern outskirts of Kirkuk on October 16th, 2017.
Iraqi forces arrive in the southern outskirts of Kirkuk on October 16th, 2017. Government troops clashed with Kurdish fighters Monday near the disputed city, seizing a military base and oil fields in a major operation sparked by a controversial independence referendum.
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