Iraqi army sweeps into oil city of Kirkuk

Central government delivers blow to Kurdish ambitions to form independent state as Baghdad gains upper hand in key hydrocarbon producing region

Hot issue: Flames emerge from flare stacks this week at oilfields in Kirkuk, Iraq
Hot issue: Flames emerge from flare stacks this week at oilfields in Kirkuk, Iraq
Published 18 October 2017, 15:47Updated 18 October 2017, 19:08