Iraqi forces, Kurdish Peshmerga agree on ceasefire, US-led coalition says
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reached an agreement on Friday to stop fighting in northern Iraq, the media office of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition said.
A spokesman for the coalition in Baghdad told Reuters the ceasefire agreement covered all fronts.
Iraqi government forces and the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilisation launched a surprise offensive on Oct 16 in retaliation to a Sept 25 referendum on independence organized by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq.
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