Two Iraqi federal police killed in ISIS attack in Kirkuk: official

Members of Iraq's federal police are pictured while on duty, Jan. 29, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
Members of Iraq's federal police are pictured while on duty, Jan. 29, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Two members of the Iraqi federal police were killed south of Kirkuk early Tuesday in an attack a police source said was carried out by ISIS.

A militant was also killed and another wounded in the attack, the Iraqi Media Security Cell said, confirming the confrontation between federal police and ISIS in Safra village in the district of Rashad.

A security source from the Kirkuk Federal Police told Kurdistan 24 that two members of the police service were also killed in the attack.

Kirkuk province is one of the territories whose control is disputed between the Kurdistan Region and Iraq’s federal government where, following its ouster from most territory in Iraq, ISIS has continued hit-and-run attacks against security forces and civilians.

The Iraqi security forces and Peshmerga have recently formed a number of joint cooperation centers to try to bring stability to areas disputed by Baghdad and Erbil. There are also plans to form additional joint Peshmerga-Iraqi brigades in the contested areas.