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Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and two am in kirkuk in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from Kurdish Forces. Kurdish forces also known as peshmerga had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of advancing troops from the so called Islamic State. But a row over kurdish plans for independence have left two regional powers, who co operated to overcome Islamic State, shooting at each other. The us has called for both sides to work to restore calm. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have this report from kirkuk. Pledging to defend kirkuk. This morning, still defiant. A handful of fighters with a few guns and reneges. And locals with whatever came to hand. We lost 2000 men fighting is, he says. We are not afraid of the ira ....
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in kirkuk, in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from Kurdish Forces. Kurdish forces, also known as peshmerga, had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of advancing troops from the so called Islamic State. But a row over kurdish plans for independence have left two regional powers, who co operated to overcome Islamic State, shooting at each other. The us has called for both sides to work to restore calm. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have this report from kirkuk. Pledging to defend kirkuk. This morning, still defiant. A handful of peshmerga fighters with a few guns and grenades. And locals with whatever came to hand ....
And around the globe. Iraqi Government Forces are in control of kirkuk after seizing it from the kurds. Iraqi troops launched their military operation in response to the kurds voting for independence in last months referendum. Thousands of people have now fled the city, which had been controlled by kurdish fighters for three years. President trump says he wont be taking sides in the dispute. From kirkuk, our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone sent this report. Pledging to defend kirkuk. Peshmerga fighters began the day with defiance but this small band was no match for iraqi tanks. Nor were the locals, armed with whatever came to hand. We lost 2000 men fighting is, he says. We are not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. But thats not how it looked deeper in the city. A checkpoint on the outskirts, now a tense new front line. The kurds, who fou ....
For calm after Iraqi Government forces seized the Northern City of kirkuk and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. The kurdish flag was pulled down in the centre of the city, where it has flown for the past three years. It comes just three weeks after iraqi kurds voted to split from iraq and take the oil rich city with them, and deals a huge blow to kurdish ambitions for statehood. From kirkuk, our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone sent this report. Pledging to defend kirkuk. Peshmerga fighters began the day with defiance, but this small band was no match for iraqi tanks. Nor were the locals, armed with whatever came to hand. We lost 2,000 men fighting is, he says. Were not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. But thats not how it looked deeper in the city. A checkpoint on the outskirts ....