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Clashes Reported as Iraqi Troops Move on Kirkuk
Kurdish officials say Iraqi forces intend to take control of oil fields and an airbase.
Kurdish officials say Iraqi forces intend to take control of oil fields and an airbase. Tensions between the two sides have been high since Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in a referendum.
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(Photo: Iraqi President Fuad Masum (L) meets with Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani in Dokan, near Sulaimaniyah. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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