How calm is Kirkuk, and who is running the city?

Ala Hoshyar Tayyeb

Ala Hoshyar Tayyeb Source: Supplied

Journalist and documentary film maker, Ala Hoshyar Tayyeb, was in Kirkuk until the very last minutes of its fall to Iraqi forces and the Iranian-backed Shiia Militia (PMF). MrTayyeb is still in contact with friends and other journalists inside Kirkuk. We ask about the situation inside the city, who has the upper hand there, whether or not things have been going according to the plan, that there was allegedly between a faction of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the PMF, and more...



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