In Iraq's tinderbox city, referendum sparks fears of sectarian war


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By Tamara Qiblawi, Nima Elbagir and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN


Updated 1508 GMT (2308 HKT) September 29, 2017


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Kirkuk, Iraq (CNN)Major Adnan Majeed stands in front of a cement wall scrawled with the names of Kurdish fighters killed by ISIS. A mural of the Kurdish flag with a rising sun at its center, blanketed with specks of sand, forms the heart of this makeshift memorial.


Majeed says scores of his troops have been killed fighting ISIS. Majeed says scores of his troops have been killed fighting ISIS. The view from a sandbag sentry position looks out at ISIS territory in the distance. The view from a sandbag sentry position looks out at ISIS territory in the distance.


      The mural at the outpost on the edge of Kirkuk, just 4 kilometers from ISIS-controlled Hawija. The mural at the outpost on the edge of Kirkuk, just 4 kilometers from ISIS-controlled Hawija.


        A Peshmerga fighter looks at a billboard of Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani. A Peshmerga fighter looks at a billboard of Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani. Children holding Kurdish flags run through the streets of Kirkuk on Monday.Children holding Kurdish flags run through the streets of Kirkuk on Monday.


          Peshmerga inside the sentry post on the outskirts of KirkukPeshmerga inside the sentry post on the outskirts of Kirkuk


          CNN’s Muhammad Jambaz contributed to this report


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