Islamic State Regrouping in Iraqi, Kurdish Disputed Territories
Taking advantage of the rivalry between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, Islamic State is regrouping and increasing deadly attacks in disputed territories across northern Iraq, Kurdish and Iraqi officials warned. The Iraqi government declared a final victory over IS last December after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country. IS […]Rikar Hussein writes for Voice of America:
Taking advantage of the rivalry between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, Islamic State is regrouping and increasing deadly attacks in disputed territories across northern Iraq, Kurdish and Iraqi officials warned.
The Iraqi government declared a final victory over IS last December after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country.
IS militants have since reverted to guerrilla warfare tactics, particularly in Kirkuk, northern Saladin and eastern Diyala, where both the Iraqi central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government claim control.
