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UNITEDNATIONS, Oct. 18 -- TheSecurityCouncilonWednesdayexpressedconcernoverreportsofviolenceinandaroundthecityofKirkukafteradramaticretreatofKurdishforcesthatallowedthetakeoverofthecitybyIraqigovernmentforces.
"Councilmemberscalledonallsidestorefrainfromdestabilizingaction, includingthethreatanduseofviolence, andtoengageinconstructivedialoguebasedontheIraqiConstitutionasapathwaytode-escalation," saidthecouncilinapressstatement.
Inadramaticmove, KurdishforceshavepulledoutofdisputedareasacrossnorthernandeasternIraq, includingtheoilcityofKirkuk, inthewakeoflastmonth'sreferendumfortheindependenceofKurdistan.
ThevotetriggeredaninternationaloutcryasitwasalsoheldonIraqiterritoriesheldbyKurdishforces, includingKirkuk.
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