Iraqi forces drive Kurdish fighters out of Sinjar

Kurdish forces left town before dawn, allowing Shia-led militia to move in, according to local Yazidi commander

Kurdish fighters have lost more territory in Iraq, a day after Iraqi forces pushed them out of the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk.

In the town of Sinjar, the commander of the local Yazidi militia, Masloum Shingali, said the Kurdish forces left before dawn on Tuesday, allowing Shia-led militia fighting with Iraqi forces to move into the town.

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