Armed Kurdish groups want disputed territory back in Iraq
New Kurdish militias are forming from the remnants of defunct ones to renew the fight with the Iraqi army and the Popular Mobilization Units.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-KIRKUK A military vehicle of Iraqi security forces is seen at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq November 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed - RC16C3294970](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/01/RTS1IJB7.jpg/RTS1IJB7.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=UrzwzoI0)
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