Kurdish disarray highlights Iraq military’s newfound prowess

The velocity with which Iraqi troops this week overwhelmed Kurdish forces in oil-rich Kirkuk, days after ousting the Islamic State group, marks a radical change within the stability of energy, analysts say.For 14 years for the reason that US-led invasion, the Kurds had taken benefit of the weak point of the federal military to slowly chip away at territory that they had lengthy claimed exterior their autonomous area in northern Iraq.