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Battle of Kirkuk (2017)
Part of: 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Wikidata
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The Battle of Kirkuk, codenamed Operation Enforcing Security of the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, was a military deployment by the Iraqi Security Forces to retake Kirkuk Governorate from the Peshmerga after the latter ignored repeated warnings to withdraw, sparking clashes between the two forces. The advance began on 15 October 2017, with the city of Kirkuk being retaken upon entry of the Iraqi forces as the Kurds fled immediately. Five days later the entirety of the governorate was under full control of the Iraqi forces; meanwhile, other Iraqi forces continued their advances in subsequent days, defeating the Peshmerga forces across vast swathes of territory in northern Iraq.
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Battle of Kirkuk (2017). (2026, October 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Kirkuk_(2017)&oldid=1380732038
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