Complex sentence: As of June 2014, the Iraqi Army has withdrawn from the area of Hawijah and Kirkuk, leaving Kurdish military forces, known as peshmerga, to man checkpoints around Kirkuk.
Split into simpler sentences: As of June 2014, the Iraqi Army has withdrawn from the area of Hawijah and Kirkuk. Leaving Kurdish military forces, known as peshmerga, to man checkpoints around Kirkuk.