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| Iraq |
| Kirkuk Kombat Chronicle: 17 die |
| 2016-05-15 |
| ISIS fires rockets at gas company. Misses (IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A source in Kirkuk Province announced on Saturday, that the so-called ISIS attacked the headquarters of North Gas Company in western Kirkuk (250 km north of Baghdad) with three Katyusha rockets, while emphasized that the attack didn’t cause any human losses or material damage. The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “ISIS carried out an attack using three Katyusha rockets targeting the vicinity of the North Gas Company’s headquarters (25 km west of Kirkuk).” The source, who requested anonymity, added, “The attack did not cause any material damage or human losses.” Noteworthy, ISIS is controlling the area south and west Kirkuk since June 2014. 17 ISIS troops die in airstrike near al-Riyad (IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A security source in Kirkuk province said on Saturday, that 17 ISIS elements had been killed in an aerial bombing by the Iraqi Air Force southwest of the province. The source said in a brief statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This evening, Air Force targeted moving [vehicles] at positions east of Hamrin Mountains and destroyed five vehicles for ISIS, while also targeted [vehicles] in the village of al-Safra and the village of al-Zarka in the vicinity of al-Riyad (35 km southwest of Kirkuk), resulting in the death of 17 elements of the [ISIS].” The source, who requested anonymity, added, “The aerial strike was carried out based on accurate intelligence that led to the [ISIS] positions.” |
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