ISIS Attacks Kurdish Forces In North
January 12 2015
A surprise attack launched by Islamic State terrorists has killed several dozen Kurdish security forces in Iraq, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).
Fighting was continuing after Saturday’s assault near Gwer, a town 25 miles southwest of Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region, said Kurdish officers.
Around 60 ISIS militants were killed, according to the officers.
An Iraqi military spokesman on Sunday said that at least 30 Kurdish troops had been killed in the attack,...
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