Iraqi VP slams Kirkuk move to take part in region poll

BAGHDAD
KUBINKA, August 24. /TASS/.
BAGHDAD
Two Turkmen members of Iraq’s parliament on Monday called on the Iraqi Interior Ministry to provide protection to Turkmen areas of the northern Kirkuk province.
ANKARA
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay an official visit to Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Wednesday, the ministry said on Monday.
BAGHDAD
Iraqi forces launched a military operation on Sunday to capture the northwestern city of Tal Afar from Daesh terrorist group, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced.
ANKARA
The deputy chairman of Turkey’s opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has said Ankara should support Iraq’s territorial integrity.
LONDON
ANKARA
Turkey has the right to intervene if Iraq’s territorial integrity is disrupted, a senior opposition lawmaker has told Anadolu Agency.
KIRKUK, Iraq
A planned referendum on the secession of northern Iraq's Kurdish region "augurs ill" for Iraq, the head of the Iraqi Turkmen Front has warned.