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| Iraq |
| Peshmerga: 8,000 casualties in war against ISIS |
| 2015-11-05 |
| The Ministry of Peshmerga announced on Wednesday, that the number of dead, wounded and missing persons in the ranks of the Peshmerga forces reached 7821 since the start of the war against ISIS. The secretary-general of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Jabbar Yawar, said during a press conference attended by IraqiNews.com, “The number of victims of the Peshmerga, including the dead, the lost and the injured stood at 7821 during battles against ISIS.” Yawar added that “after the formation of the international coalition to eliminate the ISIS in Iraq, we were able to regain control of 95% of the territory of the Kurdistan region, which was controlled by the organization.” |
| Posted by:Steve White |