Iraq orders 24-hour truce in standoff with Kurds over Kirkuk takeover by Iraqi forces
Peshmerga fighters relax on a hillside position on the frontline outside the town of Altun Kubri on Oct. 23, 2017 in Altun Kubri, Iraq. Iraqi forces and Kurdish fighters have clashed over the past week after Iraqi forces took over the disputed city of Kirkuk in reaction to last month’s controversial Kurdish Independence referendum. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)/ Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered a 24-hour suspension to military operations against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, to allow for the peaceful deployment of Iraqi ...
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