Islamic State kills 27 Iraqi militiamen near Kirkuk
Islamic State militants ambushed a convoy of pro-government militia fighters near the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk late on Sunday, killing at least 27 of them, the government-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces said on Monday. A security official said Iraqi forces were pursuing the militants, who had disguised themselves in police uniforms to carry out […]Mustafa Mahmoud reports for Reuters:
Islamic State militants ambushed a convoy of pro-government militia fighters near the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk late on Sunday, killing at least 27 of them, the government-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces said on Monday.
A security official said Iraqi forces were pursuing the militants, who had disguised themselves in police uniforms to carry out the ambush.
