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White Flags
The White Flags ( ), also known as Sufyaniyyun ( ), was an alleged Kurdish militant group in Iraq, and an offshoot of Ansar al-Islam, based in the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Their first purported appearance was during the Battle of Kirkuk in October 2017, when the federal government regained control of disputed territories which were taken by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Article summary
The White Flags ( ), also known as Sufyaniyyun ( ), was an alleged Kurdish militant group in Iraq, and an offshoot of Ansar al-Islam, based in the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Their first purported appearance was during the Battle of Kirkuk in October 2017, when the federal government regained control of disputed territories which were taken by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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