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Iraqi forces occupied several positions in Kirkuk yesterday, including its provincial administration, in a military operation aimed at regaining control of the country following last month\u2019s Kurdish referendum, Bloomberg reports. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had previously vowed to avoid such military actions. 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