Ever since in January 2016 the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were able to push the "Islamic State" away from Kirkuk, a northern Iraqi town of millions with huge oil resources the situation is deadlocked. The front lines now are approximately 15km outside the city, fortifications were build and are held. A less known fact about the struggle for Kirkuk is the role of the Workers Party of Kurdistan (PKK). The PKK is massively involved in the battles and keeps a base on the front line, they now act as some kind of "special Forces", in the words of a Peshmerga general. (Photo by Willi Effenberger/Pacifi

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Ever since in January 2016 the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were able to push the "Islamic State" away from Kirkuk, a northern Iraqi town of millions with huge oil resources the situation is deadlocked. The front lines now are approximately 15km outside the city, fortifications were build and are held. A less known fact about the struggle for Kirkuk is the role of the Workers Party of Kurdistan (PKK). The PKK is massively involved in the battles and keeps a base on the front line, they now act as some kind of "special Forces", in the words of a Peshmerga general. (Photo by Willi Effenberger/Pacific Press)

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