ISIS Assault on Iraq’s Kirkuk Ends After 24-Hour Battle
A massive ISIS assault on targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk came to an end Saturday after a day and night of heavy clashes, as Iraqi forces launched a new advance southeast of the ISIS-held city of Mosul. At least 80 people were killed and another 170 were wounded in the […]A massive ISIS assault on targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk came to an end Saturday after a day and night of heavy clashes, as Iraqi forces launched a new advance southeast of the ISIS-held city of Mosul.
At least 80 people were killed and another 170 were wounded in the operation, said Brig. Gen. Khattab Omer of the Kirkuk police.
All of the attackers were killed or blew themselves up, added Kirkuk police Brig. Gen. Khattab Omer. The area around the provincial headquarters, where the fighting was heaviest, was quiet Saturday morning.
