Iraqi forces flash the sign for victory as they advance in the southern outskirts of Kirkuk towards the city during an operation against Kurdish fighters on October 16, 2017. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
BAGHDAD: Iraq's Kurdish security forces said Baghdad would pay a "heavy price" for launching an advance on the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk.
In a statement, the Peshmerga also accused a faction from one of the two main Iraqi Kurdish political parties of "treason" for assisting Baghdad with the advance.
