Iraqi forces launch ‘major, multi-pronged’ attack on Kurdish-held Kirkuk causing ‘lots of casualties’

REUTERS/Stringer KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish officials said early Monday that federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a “major, multi-pronged” attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, causing “lots of casualties” in fighting south of the city. The Kurdistan Region Security Council said in a statement that Kurdish forces known […]