ALJAZAM News November 28, 2014
Of the port city. There has been fierce fighting near the key iraqi oil city of kirkuk, Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched an operation to retake two areas from fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. They were backed up by air strikes from the u. S. Led coalition. Iraqs finance minister says the fight against isil could cost a quarter of the countrys budget. Reporter a battle for kirkuk, for days, isil fighters had been advancing towards the oilrich city in northern iraq. And for a brief moment. They gained control of the military base and a individual on the outskirts. But the...