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Kirkuk Kombat Chronicle: 7+ die
7 ISIS operators die in work accident

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Seven members of the Islamic State extremist group were killed in the explosion of a car bomb, while preparing it with explosives, in central Hawija southwest of Kirkuk, a security source told Alsumaria News on Wednesday.

The source said, “This morning, a booby-trapped vehicle exploded, while members of the Islamic State group were trying to prepare it with explosives, inside one of the houses near the City Hall building, in central Hawija, killing seven members of the terrorist group.”

“The explosion inflicted material losses on the nearby houses in the area of incident,” the source added on condition of anonymity.

The Islamic State group captured the areas south of Kirkuk in June 2014, including Hawija, Zab, Riyad, Abbasi and Rashad.

Warbirds hit ISIS HQ in Kirkuk

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Aircraft of the international coalition air force violently bombarded a number of key headquarters of the Islamic State group in Kirkuk, a local source told Alsumaria News on Wednesday.

The source said, “Aircraft of the US-led international coalition bombarded, today, key headquarters belonging to the Islamic State group in al-Rashad area and Maktab Khalid axis, southwest of Kirkuk.”
“The violent air strikes were conducted using remote controlled rockets,” the source added.

“The sound of the bombardment was heard in different parts of Kirkuk,” he explained. “The Preliminary information indicated to the killing of a number of the Islamic State’s leaders and members,” the source further added.

The Islamic State group captured the areas south of Kirkuk in June 2014, including Hawija, which is considered the key stronghold of the extremist group in the current time in Kirkuk Province.

Kirkuk airstrikes yields ISIS casualties

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Peshmerga Official of Dibs District axis, Kamal Kirkuki, announced on Wednesday, that a number of the Islamic State’s members were either killed or wounded in an airstrike conducted by the international coalition air force, northwest of Kirkuk.

Kirkuki said in a press statement, “The intelligence of Peshmerga forces received accurate information that the Islamic State group is mobilizing units and booby-trapped vehicles in Mansouriyah village in Dibs District, in order to attack the Peshmerga forces.”

“The international coalition moved according to the information, and conducted an air strike on this area, killing and wounding a number of the Islamic State’s members, as well as destroying the mentioned units,” Kirkuki added.

The international coalition are aiding the Iraqi troops in its battles against the Islamic State, which captures several areas of the country since June 2014.
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