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People returning to Kirkuk after Iraqi army recaptured oil city

Iraqi forces discuss military tactics as they move toward Kurdish Peshmerga positions on the outskirts of the northern city of Kirkuk, on October 15, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Thousands of people are returning to Kirkuk a day after Kurdish Peshmerga forces withdrew from the disputed oil city. The Iraqi army launched the Kirkuk operation late on Sunday to take back control of the oil fields.

The Kurdish forces left several other cities in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk without any confrontation as all oil facilities came under Baghdad’s control. The Peshmerga moved into Kirkuk following the offensive of Daesh terrorists in northern Iraq in 2014.


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