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Analysis: Tens of Peshmerga forces and Kurdish civilians have been killed in recent Islamic State attacks as regional politics are blamed for the new surge in violence.
At least 10 people, including three civilians, killed in attack on village in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Islamic State Attack Disputed Kirkuk, Iraq, Killing Police Officer 12 Feb 2021 Islamic State terrorists executed a “surprise attack” on Iraqi police in Kirkuk, a multi-ethnic region in the nation’s north, late on Thursday, killing an officer and injuring at least three others according to the Kurdish outlet Rudaw. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq, an autonomous entity, has not traditionally governed Kirkuk but managed the city from 2014 to 2017 after the Islamic State attacked and Iraqi armed forces fled. The Kurdish Peshmerga prevented ISIS from conquering the city at the he...
6 Feb 2021 The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has deployed Peshmerga forces to northern Iraq to combat “increased threats” of attacks by Islamic State (ISIS), Kurdish news outlet Rudaw reported on Thursday. The Peshmerga are the military forces of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region. They have recently been deployed to Makhmour and Qarachogh, areas located within the Kurdistan region’s Erbil Governorate, to combat a renewed ISIS security threat “and not to face off with Iraqi forces,” the Ministry of Peshmerga clarified in a statement on Wednesday. “We announce that no illeg...