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Why a power struggle has broken out over Kirkuk

JUDY WOODRUFF: Longstanding rivalries were re-ignited in Iraq today between vital American allies. Iraqi military forces and militia moved to push Kurdish forces out of the disputed city of Kirkuk in the country’s north. Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage. MAN (through interpreter): The commander in chief of the armed forces, Dr. Haider al-Abadi, gave orders […]