The United States expressed “concern” but said Washington wouldn’t take sides as Iraqi government forces took over key assets in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. “We’re not taking sides, but we don’t like the fact that they’re clashing,” US President Donald Trump told journalists in Washington. “We’ve had for many ...
Iraqi forces have advanced in Kirkuk with no confrontation with Kurdish Peshmerga militia. Media reports said that Iraqi forces have advanced on Kirkuk’s oil fields and air base on Monday, hours after Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, ordered his army to impose security on the Kurdish city in the wake of ...