New York TimesIraqi Forces Begin Assault Near Kurdish-Held City of KirkukNew York TimesA member of the Iraqi forces sat on a river bank across from Kurdish pesh merga positions on Sunday on the southern outskirts of Kirkuk. Credit Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. KIRKUK, Iraq — Iraqi state television reported early ...Kirkuk: Clashes after Iraqi forces advance on Kurdish-held sitesBBC NewsOil Gains on Concern Iraq-Kurd Tensions Will Disrupt Crude FlowsBloombergIraqi Government Forces Have Entered Territory Disputed with KurdsTIMECNBC -Breitbart News -Wall Street Journal -Washington Postall 688 news articles »