The Iraqi government said Sunday that militants from Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were among Kurdish forces in a standoff with its army in the disputed oil province of Kirkuk, in what it said amounted to a "declaration of war".
In a statement published after a National Security Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and attended by top military and security commanders, the government said it will seek to impose its authority over Kirkuk and other disputed areas.