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Kurds drive back ISIS attacks in Khazir and Daquq
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The Peshmerga, with the assistance of coalition airstrikes, repulsed multiple attacks from Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Khazir and Daquq Tuesday evening. “Tonight, Tuesday, ISIS militants on the Khurmatu frontline in the Daquq area attacked Peshmerga but their attack was stopped by the Peshmerga,” Abdullah Bor, Peshmerga commander on the Khurmatu frontline, told Rudaw. “ISIS militants between Smaqa and Talbusal in Daquq attacked two Peshmerga outposts where the Soran 116 brigade is based, but their attacks were repelled,” he added. Also on Tuesday evening, Peshmerga on the Khazir frontline repulsed a three-pronged attack by ISIS. Sirwan Barzani, in charge of the Peshmerga forces on the Gwer-Makhmur frontline, confirmed to Rudaw, “On Tuesday evening, ISIS militants attacked the Peshmerga in Khazir on three sides. But their attacks were stopped by the Peshmerga.” “In Qaryatagh village, ISIS militants carried out the attack using suicide bombers and vehicles. Two of their vehicles were destroyed,” he said. “Also between Ibrahim Khalil and Kanas villages, ISIS bombed the Peshmerga but the coalition launched airstrikes on ISIS, which are still ongoing.” The Peshmerga gained 150 square kilometres of ground on the Khazir and Gwer-Makhmour frontlines over the weekend in a major offensive that killed at least 130 ISIS militants. Posted by: badanov 2016-08-17 |
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