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Peshmerga member wounded in sniper attack on barricades in Kirkuk

AM:09:09:07/01/2022

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SULAIMANI — A security source from Peshmerga barricades at the village of Kuchak in Kirkuk governorate told NRT Kurdish forces came under sniper attack on Thursday (January 6) night and one Peshmerga member was wounded.

The Peshmerga forces were from the 3rdRegiment of the 14th Peshmerga Brigade, the security source stated, and the wounded member of Kurdish forces was injured when a window broke during the attack.

The identity of the gunmen was unclear but Kurdish forces have come under periodic attack from Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Kirkuk governorate.

(NRT Digital Media)