French team, Peshmerga kill three Islamic State members near Kirkuk
In a joint operation on Wednesday, the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga alongside French forces killed three Islamic State (IS) members near the disputed area district of Tuz Khurmatu in Salahuddin Province.
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – In a joint operation on Wednesday, the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga alongside French forces killed three Islamic State (IS) members near the disputed area district of Tuz Khurmatu in Salahuddin Province.
“Peshmerga forces and a French team, backed by coalition aerial support, targeted a Daesh [IS] outpost in Pallkana Village, north of Tuz Khurmatu, and killed three militants,” a security source familiar with the operation told Kurdistan 24.
The Kurdish Peshmerga, Iraqi forces, and members of the US-led anti-IS coalition regularly launch operations against the jihadist group as it continues to operate with sleeper cells and targets civilians and security forces.
Tuz Khurmatu neighbors the Kurdistan Region province of Sulaimani and Kirkuk, the latter being a territory contested between Erbil and Baghdad.
During the operation, the source added, a roadside bomb detonated under a Peshmerga convoy traveling through, lightly injuring three.
“Early morning, we were notified that a number of Peshmerga fighters were injured during the clashes,” Hemin Mohammed, director of Kifri Hospital, told Kurdistan 24.
“We immediately deployed our teams to the area, tended to and treated the injured,” added Mohammed. “Their conditions are now stable and have been sent to Kalar Hospital for further care.”
Editing by Nadia Riva