Iraqi Forces Sweep Into Kirkuk, Checking Kurdish Independence Drive - New York Times
| New York Times | Iraqi Forces Sweep Into Kirkuk, Checking Kurdish Independence Drive New York Times KIRKUK, Iraq — After weeks of threats and posturing, the Iraqi government began a military assault on Monday to blunt the independence drive by the nation's Kurdish minority, wresting oil fields and a contested city from separatists pushing to break ... Trump's Neutrality Only Deepens the Kurdish Crisis Iraqi forces enter Kirkuk as Kurds flee Iraq seizes territory from Kurdish forces |