Iraqi forces advance on Kurdish-held Kirkuk

Iraqi forces are advancing on the city of Kirkuk as they seek to reclaim areas taken by Kurdish militias in 2014. The move follows a non-binding referendum in which the Kurds voted for independence from Iraq

Kurdish autonomous region
Captured by Kurdish militia
Oilfields

Kirkuk: Iraqi forces capture territory around city, including K1 airbase, North Gas
Company station, nearby processing plant, power plant and industrial district

TURKEY
SYRIA
IRAN
IRAQ
IRBIL
SULAIMANIYA
DOHUK
NINEVEH
KIRKUK
DIYALA
WASIT
ANBAR
SALAH AD-DIN
Baghdad 
River Tigris
Khanaqin
Irbil
Mosul
Tal Afar
Sinjar
Makhmur
Hawija
Daquq
Tuz
Khurmatu
Halabja
Sulaimaniya
Dohuk
 
50km
30 miles

300km
200 miles

Detail area
IRAQ
Baghdad

Sources: Reuters, The Economist, National Geographic