Iraqi forces launch operation to take parts of Kirkuk from Kurds
Overnight Iraqi forces and Shia militias sought to penetrate Kurdish frontline, but conflicting reports indicate their advance was stopped.
PESHMERGA FORCES ride on military vehicles in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, last year.(photo credit: REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated:
