Kirkuk: Iraqi government powers enter debated city

Iraqi government powers have entered focal Kirkuk, occupants say, in the wake of taking key establishments outside the debated city from Kurdish contenders. 

Iraqi government police progress towards debated city of Kirkuk

Witnesses told the BBC they saw elected powers entering the commonplace government building.

Conflicts were accounted for south of Kirkuk prior in the day, while a huge number of occupants fled the city.

It comes three weeks after the Kurdistan district held a disputable autonomy choice.

While Kirkuk isn't inside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish voters inside the city were permitted to partake.

Iraq's PM has said the vote - in which occupants of Kurdish-controlled territories, including Kirkuk, overwhelmingly supported severance - was illegal.

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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) demanded it was authentic.

US authorities said they were "locked in with all gatherings in Iraq to de-heighten strain".

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