Home > Clashes as Iraq army takes Kurd-held area of Kirkuk province

News
Clashes as Iraq army takes Kurd-held area of Kirkuk province

Description

On the outskirt of Altun Kupri, a city in the province of Kirkuk retaken by federal forces Friday, Kurdish peshmerga fighters hold positions atop hills on the outskirt of the city. All day, Kurdish and federal forces have targeted each others with artillery fire, mortars and machine guns. IMAGES

Added on the 20/10/2017 17:07:32 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

To customise your video :

Or Create an account

More videos on the subject

  • French President Macron takes part in Bastille Day military parade

    French President Emmanuel Macron is transported along avenue Foch in the "command car" during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris before greeting members of his government and the army. IMAGES

    14/07/2024 - AFPTV - First images
  • Bolivia high-security prison where suspected leaders of failed coup to be held

    Images of the Chonchocoro high-security prison not far from Bolivia's capital La Paz where the suspected leaders of a failed coup against President Luis Arce are set to be held. Former army chief Juan Jose Zuniga, former head of navy Juan Arnez and Alejandro Irahola, former head of the army's mechanized brigade, face charges of engaging in an armed uprising and terrorism and face up to 20 years in prison. IMAGES

    29/06/2024 - AFPTV - First images
  • Israeli forces fire tear gas at crowd awaiting prisoner release at Ofer prison

    Israeli forces try to disperse crowd of Palestinians gathering in front of the Ofer prison, as they await the release of prisoners, as part of a hostage deal between Hamas and Israel. IMAGES

    24/11/2023 - AFPTV - First images
  • Smoke billows, gunshots ring out during clashes in Khartoum

    Smoke billows and gunshots ring out during clashes and shelling in south Khartoum between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army. Residents of Khartoum awoke to artillery and rocket fire, hours after an air strike killed at least 20 civilians, according to Sudanese activists. IMAGES

    03/09/2023 - AFPTV - First images
  • Plumes of smoke rise as Russian aircraft bombards area of Syria's Idlib province

    Plumes of smoke rise in the mountainous Jabal al-Zawiya area of Syria's Idlib province following bombings by Russian aircraft. The White Helmets volunteer emergency service said that two children were killed and five other civilians wounded when their home in the village of Kansafra was hit. Russia is the main military ally of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. IMAGES

    26/08/2023 - AFPTV - First images