KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: President of Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani arrived in Kirkuk on Monday morning to check on Peshmerga forces in the province, which witnesses tensions between Baghdad and Arbil, according to a security source.

 

 

Tensions between Baghdad and Arbil have been running high since Baghdad established a military command, named Dijla (Tigris) Operations Command, to cover the disputed areas in the provinces of Kirkuk, Diala and Salah al-Din.

 

 

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