Headline RoundupJune 12th, 2014
Kurdish Troops Make a Move
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From the Right
Kurdish Troops in Control of Key Iraqi Town, Official SaysNew York Post (News)
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Kurdish officials said on Thursday that their forces were in firm control of the strategic oil city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq after government troops had abandoned their posts, introducing a new dimension into the swirling conflict propelled by Sunni militants pressing south toward Baghdad.
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Iraqi Kurds Seize Oil-Rich City Of KirkukHuffPost
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Iraqi Kurds took control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Thursday after government forces abandoned their posts.
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Militants Make Gains In Iraq Amid Report U.S. Rebuffed Calls For HelpNPR (Online News)
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Al-Qaida-linked fighters have taken Mosul and Tikrit while Kurdish fighters have seized Kirkuk. Meanwhile, a news report says the U.S. rejected Iraqi calls for an airstrike against the militants.
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