Iraqis remove destroyed Abrams tank from Prde to K1 base

30-10-2017
Rudaw
Tags: Abrams tank Prde Peshmerga Hashd al-Shaabi K1 military base
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The Shiite militia of Hashd al-Shaabi are reported to have removed an Abrams tank that was destroyed by the Peshmerga forces in the fighting that broke out in Prde last week has been removed from the site and moved to the K1 military base outside Kirkuk.
 
A resident of Dubiz sent the photo of the tank to Rudaw.
 
According to information obtained by Rudaw, the tank is currently in K1 military base in Kirkuk.
 
Iraqi and Peshmerga forces came to clashes near Prde last week when the army and Shiite militia advanced out of Kirkuk and headed towards territories under Kurdistan Region control.

Kurdish military and political leaders have complained that Iraq is violating its constitution by using the army to attack parts of the country and in the meantime violating the terms of its agreement with the United States by deploying weapons supplied for the ISIS war against the Kurds.

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