Iraqi military seizes oil fields near Kirkuk
Iraqi military officials stated that their security forces captured large oil fields near Kirkuk from forces of Kurdish Regional Government.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 16 October 2017
- Modified Date: 03:33 | 16 October 2017
Iraq's military says it has seized two major oil fields outside the disputed city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces.
The military said in a statement Monday that federal forces are now in control of the North Oil Company and Baba Gurgur fields.
Iraqi forces advanced on Kirkuk overnight Monday, clashing with Kurdish forces on the outskirts. The city is outside the Kurdish autonomous region but claimed by the Kurds and the central government.
The Kurds and the central government have long been divided over the sharing of revenues from the oil fields outside Kirkuk.
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