Peshmerga say killed 16 ISIS fighters in Bashiqa
Peshmerga forces. File photo.
A source within the militia told Alsumaria News that the ISIS elements were hiding inside the town and attempted to flee it after Peshmerga forces took over last Monday, adding that the forces continue to search the town.
Peshmerga forces are fighting on the side of Iraqi joint forces to liberate Nineveh, ISIS’s last centrepiece in Iraq. ISIS has sustained serious defeats since the launch of operations mid October.
The US-led military coalition said Thursday that 1636 ISIS militants have been killed since the start of military operations in Nineveh’s Mosul.