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Hundreds forced out of Iraq's Kirkuk after IS attack: Amnesty

Authorities in Kurdish-controlled city demolish homes of hundreds of Arab residents, order them to leave Kirkuk after IS attack

Iraqi Kurdish security forces detain suspected member of the Islamic State group as they patrol eastern suburbs of Kirkuk on 22 October, after militants attacked city (AFP/file photo)

By AFP

Published date: 7 November 2016 02:36 GMT | Last update: 8 years 5 months ago

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