Sensationalized news is fueling tension over areas disputed between Iraqis and Kurds

KHANAQIN, Iraq — Tantalizing bits of news began to stream onto the social media feeds of Kurdish media organizations late Wednesday: Kurds angry with an Iraqi military takeover of their towns and cities were rising up and chasing the troops away. Unsteady cellphone videos of young men rampaging through the streets of Kirkuk, a city at […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/10/19/sensationalized-news-is-fueling-tension-over-areas-disputed-between-iraqis-and-kurds/