Iraqi Kurdish forces flee

RANYA, Iraq - Iraqi Kurdish forces fled an advance by their Kurdish rivals in fierce fighting yesterday that marred a renewed…

RANYA, Iraq - Iraqi Kurdish forces fled an advance by their Kurdish rivals in fierce fighting yesterday that marred a renewed bid to bring the two warring parties together. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which last month got backing from Iraqi troops and tanks to take the main north Iraq city of Arbil from the rival group, withdrew in panic from the town of Ranya, which it had captured only at the weekend.