Kurdish forces
An airstrike hit a PMF site in Kirkuk, killing three, as regional war spillover puts Iraq under growing pressure.
France does not anticipate launching any military operations in northern Syria that fall outside the international coalition's fight against Islamic State, a French presidency source said on Friday.
Kurdish forces have not withdrawn from the Khurmala oil field, northwest of Kirkuk, Erbil-based Rudaw TV said on Thursday, citing a Peshmerga commander.
The U.S. military said on Monday its commanders in Iraq were urging Iraqi and Kurdish forces to avoid escalation .
Baghdad piled pressure on Iraq's Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence.
