ERBIL, Iraq – ISIS is still dangerous in parts of Iraq – and in Kiruk, they’re just across from the Kurdish frontlines. But on Tuesday, Kurdish soldiers are preparing to defend against a very different threat – Baghdad.
One day after the referendum, which saw an over 70 percent turnout, and around 3.3 million people vote in a resounding yes, soldiers manning those lines, told Fox News proudly that this frontline was the new Kurdish border.
“Be assured we will stay in these trenches – whether it’s the militias, or ISIS or the Iraqi army who come – this is our border. We will never leave,” said Mofaq Borhan Ibrahim, a first lieutenant in the Peshmerga forces. – READ MORE
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