television reporting the troops have retaken vast areas in the oil rich region and each commander has told reuters the aim is to take an air base i don't feel it has more from an ability. we understand that this offensive is focused on oil fields to the north the west the south all of that oil rich city of kirkuk and also the k. one a military base k one military base was taken control of by kurdish peshmerga in two thousand and fourteen after the iraqi army fled leisel offensive kurdish leaders met earlier to discuss tension with iraq following last month's a session referendum they rejected the iraqi government's demand to stop any push for independence. at least two hundred seventy six people have been killed in the biggest suicide bombing in somalia's history no one has claimed responsibility for the blast in the capital mogadishu on saturday. and as well as opposition is rejecting the results of regional elections electoral board says president nicolas maduro socialist party has won seventeen of twenty three state governorships the opposition's campaign chief is demanding a complete ordered t

with state television reporting that troops of already retaken vast areas in the oil rich region the reuters news agency is quoting iraqi military officials saying the objective is to retake control of a key air base and oil fields to the west of the city. yes megaforce is inside kirkuk also mobilizing they've been gathering in the city over the past few days and kurdish leaders met a few hours ago to discuss the crisis they call for dialogue but said they won't do so under pressure from what they describe as military threats from baghdad the kurds have also rejected calls to know the results of last month's referendum on the session iraqi government refuses to recognize the vote. stratford has more on the rising tensions from bill in northern iraq. the iraqi military saying that this operation is being spearheaded by the ninth armored division the federal police and counterterrorism units they saying that the thousands of shia militias are very much in a supportive role we understand that this offensive is focused on oil fields to the north the west the south all of that oil rich city of ki

you of our top stories the iraqi army is advancing north towards the kurdish held city of kirkuk the reuters news agency is quoting iraqi left tenant colonel k'naan is saying the objective of the advance is day control of the k. one air base an oil fields located waste of the city. at least two hundred seventy six people have been killed in the largest suicide bombing in somalia's history no one has claimed responsibility for the blast in mogadishu on saturday. conservative leaders a bastion kurtz's claimed victory in austria as general election but he will need to form a coalition the thirty one year old politicians people's party won more than thirty one percent of the vote is victory makes him the youngest leader in the world the result marks a sharp shift to the political right for austria. when our top story in advance by rocket troops towards the kurdish held town of kirkuk child stratfor joins us now on the line from erbil charles what are you hearing about this much but we're hearing reports from the iraq army. iraqi militants. nites division is moving towards areas around kirkuk the