Iraqi military enters Kirkuk

Thousands of Kurdish residents flee as US tries to de-escalate crisis

Iraqi forces drive into the centre of the disputed city of Kirkuk
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Iraqi government forces have taken control of the disputed city of Kirkuk, three weeks after the Kurdistan Region held a controversial independence referendum.

Thousands of Kurdish residents have reportedly fled as the Iraqi forces closed in on the centre of the city, after taking several strategic installations on the outskirts of the city.

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