A Kurdish man walks in front of burned vehicle during clashes with Shia militiamen in Tuz Khurmatu, April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Asharq Alawsat: Iranian and Hezbollah Militias Fight against the Kurds of Iraq
Kirkuk- Yesterday evening fierce clashes fired up once again across Tuz Khormato, the central city located in the Saladin Province, Iraq. The multi-ethnic city, comprising both Kurds and Turkmen, is overwhelmed with militias. The rounds of fire exchanged last evening were between the Shi’ite Turkmen Popular Mobilization Forces and armed Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.
Kurdish sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Iranian soldiers and militants belonging to the Lebanon-based Hezbollah had been a part of the recent battles, fighting alongside the Mobilization Forces.
During the first hours of battle, over 25 combatants belonging to the Turkmens’ side were reported dead.
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WNU Editor: A truce has been reached .... Peshmerga-Shiite militia reach truce in Khurmatu after deadly fighting (RUDAW), but any hopes of an alliance between Kurdish and Iraqi forces to take Mosul have taken a set-back.
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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga, Shiite Militia Clash in Northern Iraq -- Wall Street Journal
Peshmerga Ministry calls on Hashid al-Shaabi to leave Tuz Khurmatu -- NRT
Iraq: The Fight Within the Fight Against the Islamic State -- Stratfor
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