Operation initiated by guerrilla and peshmerga in Kirkuk
NEWS CENTER (DİHA) - HPG Kirkuk-Maxmur Command reported in a written statement that ISIS gangs launched an attack on the villages of Mırê and Şehîdan in Tılwerde district of Kirkuk
People's Defense Forces (HPG) Kirkuk-Maxmur Command reported in a written statement that ISIS gangs launched an attack on the villages of Mırê and Şehîdan in Tılwerde district of Kirkuk at 00.00 of 5-6 July night.
HPG Command said that against this attack after which ISIS groups took control of the Mırê village, guerrilla and peshmerga forces launched a joint operation at 05.00 in the morning, and reseized the village.
The gang groups in and around the village were all repelled as a result of this joint offensive, the statement said, adding that 5 members of the gangs were verified killed, while the number of ISIS casualties was reported to be around 20.
Guerrillas also seized munitions of the gang groups, HPG statement added.
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