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| Iraq |
| ISIS attacks Kurds in Kirkuk |
| 2017-08-25 |
| Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants have attacked the Kurdish Peshmerga troops in Kirkuk, a commander was quoted saying. “IS launched an attack at al-Bou Mohamed village,” deputy commander of the troops, Firhad Kakai, told the Kurdish Rudaw network on Thursday. The attack was launched from four directions against troops deployed in Daquq. “Clashes have been ongoing for half an hour,” Kakai said adding that “troops are in efforts to repel the attack without allowing the militants to advance.” Peshmerga repulsed two attacks by IS earlier this month, which left three personnel killed and eight others wounded. Peshmerga fighters have been part of the U.S.-backed military campaign to retake IS-held areas which launched in October. |
| Posted by:badanov |