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text: iraq leader of iraqs semiautonomous kurdistan region masoud barzani r talks to chairman of the islamic supreme council of iraq isci ammar hakim c in zartac mountain near nineveh october   photo by reuters 
  the leader of iraqs semiautonomous kurdistan region has assured that kurdish peshmerga forces will not set foot in mosul during a joint operation with the army and allied fighters aimed at liberating the daeshheld northern city 
  the peshmerga will not enter the city of mosul masoud barzani said in a news conference with chairman of the islamic supreme council of iraq isci ammar hakim in zartac mountain near the city of nineveh on thursday 
  barzani further said the kurdish fighters are coordinating their role in the mosul liberation operation with the iraqi military adding that the collaboration will continue 
  the kurdish leader further highlighted unity among different iraqi political parties adding that daesh was no more a threat as most areas are back in control of the iraqi forces 
  last week the popular mobilization units a mainlyshia military group backing the iraqi army in the mosul offensive also said its forces would not march into mosul adding that iraqi army soldiers and security personnel would enter the embattled city 
  barzani further referred to recent daesh terror activities in the kurdishcontrolled city of kirkuk saying the takfiri terror group is making desperate attempts to cover up its defeats in the mosul battle 
  we were able to control the situation quickly and kill the terrorists the kurdish leader said 
  terrorists launched several rounds of attacks in the city of kirkuk over the weekend as iraqi officials are focused on the mosul offensive 
  on friday at least  daesh elements went on a rampage in kirkuk to divert an iraqi and kurdish military advance on mosul the incident left  civilians and members of the security forces dead as well as  militants according to iraqi security officials leader of iraqs semiautonomous kurdistan region masoud barzani nd l receives chairman of the islamic supreme council of iraq isci ammar hakim nd r in zartac mountain near the city of nineveh october   photo by reuters 
  for his part hakim highlighted the need for avoiding rifts in iraq and staying focused on the fight against daesh 
  he further stressed that a turkish base present in bashiqa near mosul was not welcome 
  this turkish base and the forces that came to the base were present without coordination with the iraqi government they are armed forces and we strongly refuse the participation of any noniraqi fighter in this battle hakim said 
  last december turkey deployed some  soldiers equipped with heavy weapons and backed by  to  tanks to the bashiqa camp 
  ankara claimed the deployment was part of a mission to train and equip iraqi kurdish peshmerga forces in the fight against daesh but baghdad denounced the unauthorized move as a violation of iraqs sovereignty 
  recently ankara claimed that his country is involved in the mosul operation but baghdad denied such a role 
  last week the iraqi army volunteer shia and sunni fighters as well as kurdish peshmerga forces launched a longawaited operation to wrest control of mosul the last stronghold of daesh in the arab country 
  many believe that the recapture of mosul which fell to daesh in  would signal the terror outfits total defeat in iraq 
  iraqi special forces commanders said thursday that the mosul operation was proceeding as planned and they were now waiting for further gains in the south before resuming their push toward the city 
  the operation has not been stopped and is proceeding as planned special forces brigadier general haider fadhil said 
  in another development on thursday the us estimated that up to  daesh terrorists have been killed in the mosul liberation operation so far 
  general joseph votel the head the us militarys central command said the operation was taking a heavy toll on the takfiris 
  there are between  and  daesh elements in mosul and up to another  in the broader area according to us figures 
  more daesh tunnels uncovered 
  also on thursday iraqi troops discovered several tunnels used by daesh terrorists in recently recaptured villages of bartella and bazwaia located between  and  kilometers east of mosul 
  when we entered the khazna taba neighborhood in bartella and after we liberated it we found several tunnels said razed qusai alkinani a member of iraqi counterterrorism forces 
  one of the tunnels which is  meters long and  meters deep was used by daesh for meetings and allowed the terror outfits ringleaders to move around during the battle he added 
  elsewhere in the village of tob zawa the iraqi troops found a tire shop that had been converted into a factory for making roadside bombs and attaching armor to vehicles 
  they also discovered another tunnel in the village equipped with fans and lights that ran from beneath a mosque out to a road loading