Iraqi Forces Widen Push to Recapture Territory From Kurds
- Government’s militia allies say Sinjar retaken without a fight
- Kurds see the oil-rich area as a vital financial lifeline
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Iraqi forces pressed their campaign to retake oil-rich territory from Kurdish fighters, widening a conflict that has roiled markets and could stoke tensions outside the country’s borders.
Militiamen in the Popular Mobilization Forces operating alongside federal government troops captured the town of Sinjar without resistance, Rayan Al-Kildani, a spokesman, said Tuesday. “The next step is to continue imposing security, order, and the presence of federal troops in remaining Nineveh plain towns,” Al-Kildani said by phone.