Volunteer forces repel ISIS attack on Bashir area south of Kirkuk

(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A source within al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia said on Monday, that al-Abbas Combat Regiment of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia had managed to repel an attack by ISIS on the area of al-Bashir south of the province.

The source said in a brief statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The forces of Abbas Combat Regiment foiled, this morning, a violent attack by ISIS gangs on the area of Tal Ahmed in the village of al-Bashir (20 km south of Kirkuk),” adding that, “[The forces] inflicted big losses in lives and equipment upon the enemy,” pointing out that, “The forces detonated two booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers.”