Peshmerga
Iraq launches offensive on Hawija, an Islamic State-held region near oil city Kirkuk
Middle East
September 21, 2017
Iraq launches offensive on Hawija, an Islamic State-held region near oil city Kirkuk
Iraq launched an offensive on Thursday to dislodge Islamic State from Hawija, west of the oil city of Kirkuk and…
Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote
Middle East
September 20, 2017
Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote
Visitors to Kirkuk in northern Iraq are greeted by an imposing statue of a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter with a gun…