US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalates - BBC News
| BBC News | US urges calm as Kirkuk crisis escalates BBC News The US has called for "calm" after Iraqi government forces seized the northern city of Kirkuk and key installations from Kurdish control. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert urged all parties to "avoid further clashes". Iraqi soldiers moved ... Iraqi forces seize oil city Kirkuk from Kurds in bold advance Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk as Kurds withdraw Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk |