2017-11-12 · English · Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
The analysis describes the internal PUK divisions surrounding the Kirkuk events and says that Peshmerga units loyal to Kosrat Rasul attempted to resist the Iraqi advance. It later identifies him as the PUK leader who resisted the Iraqi forces and notes the subsequent arrest warrant. This is an analytical source and its interpretation should be read alongside contemporary battlefield reporting and Kurdish accounts.
Independent analytical support for the claim that forces loyal to Kosrat Rasul resisted during the October 2017 Kirkuk crisis and that his position differed from other PUK factions.