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SULAIMANI — A Peshmerga commander told NRT on Sunday
(December 19) Islamic State (ISIS) militants attacked the Iraqi army late last
night in the area of the Qarachokh Mountains southwest of Erbil and a soldier was
injured in the clash.
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Military Commander in
Makhmour Ghazi Faisal told NRT ISIS gunmen attacked at about midnight last
night in the villages of Azikand and Bardi Spi in the vicinity of the Qarachokh
Mountains near Makhmour.
The Iraqi army responded to the attack, a member of Iraqi
forces was injured in the clash and afterwards the militants fled, according to
Faisal.
Seven Peshmerga and three civilians were killed in an attack
in the Qarachogh area of Makhmur on December 3.
In December, 2017, federal security forces, in cooperation
with Peshmerga and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and aided by Coalition
airstrikes, declared victory over ISIS. Since then, the militant group has
resorted to guerrilla hit-and-run tactics, but remains a potent threat in some
parts of the country.
(NRT Digital Media)