![Iraqi police are seen in Bashir town in south of Kirkuk, Iraq on 13 October 2017 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-turkey-border20171013_2_26263291_26767072-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![Iraqi police are seen in Bashir town in south of Kirkuk, Iraq on 13 October 2017 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-turkey-border20171013_2_26263291_26767072-1.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Military tensions in Kirkuk")
Iraqi police are seen in Bashir town in south of Kirkuk, Iraq on 13 October 2017 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]
![Iraqi police are seen in Bashir town in south of Kirkuk, Iraq on 13 October 2017 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-turkey-border20171013_2_26263291_26767073.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Military tensions in Kirkuk")
Iraqi police are seen in Bashir town in south of Kirkuk, Iraq on 13 October 2017 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]
![Iraqi police are seen in Bashir town in south of Kirkuk, Iraq on 13 October 2017 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-13-turkey-border20171013_2_26263291_26767074.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Military tensions in Kirkuk")
Iraqi police are seen in Bashir town in south of Kirkuk, Iraq on 13 October 2017 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]