Peshmerga looks weak after loss of Kirkuk/ Jeremy Binnie
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IHS Jane's Defence Weekly Vol.54, Issue 43, 25 October 2017, p.18 (122)Summary: Peshmerga (military forces of the federal region of Iraqi Kurdistan) personnel fled Kirkuk even though its commanders said the city would be defended. The multi-ethnic northern city of Kirkuk has been held by Peshmerga since June 2014, when government forces collapsed in northern Iraq in the face of an offensive by Islamic State militants. The retreat has been blamed on a secret deal under which some Peshmerga units surrendered their positions.
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Peshmerga (military forces of the federal region of Iraqi Kurdistan) personnel fled Kirkuk even though its commanders said the city would be defended. The multi-ethnic northern city of Kirkuk has been held by Peshmerga since June 2014, when government forces collapsed in northern Iraq in the face of an offensive by Islamic State militants. The retreat has been blamed on a secret deal under which some Peshmerga units surrendered their positions.
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