US Urges Calm as Kirkuk Crisis Escalates

The call comes as Iraqi forces take over Kirkuk. They moved into the city three weeks after the Kurdistan Region held a controversial independence referendum.
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(Photo: Iraqi army tank flying a religious Shiite flag on a road in Kirkuk. Credit: EPA)