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Iraq claims full control of Kirkuk province after clashes

Commanders say they control Altun Kupri region just 50km from the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Erbil
Iraqi forces drive towards Kurdish Peshmerga positions on 15 October 2017, on the southern outskirts of Kirkuk (AFP)
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