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Local police are deployed in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Iraqi Kurdish officials said early Monday that federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a &quot;major, multi-pronged&quot; attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, causing &quot;lots of casualties&quot; in fighting south of the city. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)

Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk as Kurds withdraw

By BALINT SZLANKO and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2015, file photo, Iraqi security forces and tribal fighters regain control of the northern neighborhoods, after overnight heavy clashes with Islamic State group militants, in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Iraqi forces fighting to retake Ramadi

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama answers questions on violence in Iraq during his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Thursday, June 12, 2014, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama considers more aid to Iraq in fight against jihadis

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times