ISIS Fighters in Iraq Attack Kirkuk, Diverting Attention From Mosul The battle scenes and the sound of automatic gunfire inside Kirkuk were reminiscent of the Islamic State’s brazen march across northern Iraq in the summer of 2014. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Exodus of Foreign Workers Leaves British Employers in the LurchA Chateau Fit for a Crown PrinceBeyond Boko Haram’s Reach, Love and Feminism FlourishDutch Court Sentences Ethiopian to Life in Prison for War CrimesWorld’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi PrinceIn Italy, #MeToo Is More Like ‘Meh’