The Kurdish regional government is to station thousands of its militiamen on the outskirts of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, according to regionÂ’s deputy prime minister, Kusart Koran. Koran said the Kurdish government, which controls three provinces in the north, will deploy nearly 6,000 Peshmerga.The move comes following devastating car bomb attacks in the city, most of them targeting offices of the two main Kurdish factions ruling the region. Koran said Kurdish militias will not be stationed inside the strife-torn city but will try to guard areas surrounding it. He said the militiasÂ’ main task will be the protection of power pylons and oil pipelines which are scenes of repeated acts of sabotage.