Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish forces were withdrawing from Kirkuk on Monday as Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city and seized oil fields and other infrastructure amid soaring tensions over last month’s Kurdish vote for independence.
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