Airstrike kills, wounds Islamic State’s members in Kirkuk
International coalition aircraft.
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Peshmerga Official of Dibs District axis, Kamal Kirkuki, announced on Wednesday, that a number of the Islamic State’s members were either killed or wounded in an airstrike conducted by the international coalition air force, northwest of Kirkuk.
Kirkuki said in a press statement, “The intelligence of Peshmerga forces received accurate information that the Islamic State group is mobilizing units and booby-trapped vehicles in Mansouriyah village in Dibs District, in order to attack the Peshmerga forces.”
“The international coalition moved according to the information, and conducted an air strike on this area, killing and wounding a number of the Islamic State’s members, as well as destroying the mentioned units,” Kirkuki added.
The international coalition are aiding the Iraqi troops in its battles against the Islamic State, which captures several areas of the country since June 2014.