KABUL: (MEP) At least 70 Islamic State (IS) Takfiri terrorists were killed by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters repelling a series of militants’ attacks in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) said Wednesday.
According to a statement by KRSC, the terrorists were killed across Newaran, Bashik, Tl Eswed, Khazir and Zerdk Mountain.
The statement noted that the attacks were staged by the terrorists to breach “Peshmerga defensive lines following significant losses in recent months.”
It added that during the battle 11 Takfiri vehicles were also destroyed and several bombing attempts were foiled.
“Pressure continues to build on ISIS as Peshmerga forces hold supply lines connecting their key strongholds in Iraq and Syria,” said the statement referring to the key road that connects the northern Iraqi city of Mosul to the Syrian city of Raqqah.
Meanwhile, four Turkish troops were injured in an attack by ISIS on the Bashiqa camp, where Turkey says it trains anti-ISIS fighters.
“Four Turkish troops were wounded in a mortar attack against the military training camp near Mosul,” an unnamed Turkish official said.
