Two Peshmerga members on the Kurdistan Region's border (VOA)
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SULAIMANI
— The Deputy Commander of Kurdish forces at the Qaratapa-Hamrin front, Muhammed
Rostam, said on Sunday (December 5) a group of armed men committed to the
Islamic State (ISIS) were brought to Iraq from Syria.
Rostam
told the Voice of America (VOA) the group is called Jundullah and they consist
of about 200 militants.
Jundullah
is believed to active in the areas between the control of the Peshmerga and the
Iraqi army.
"Daesh
[ISIS] militants have grown in the area and are now carrying out more attacks
to prove their existence,” Rostam said.
The
Peshmerga commander also said a close relative of slain ISIS leader Abubakr
al-Baghdadi has been brought to the area and effected many changes in ISIS
militants’ battalions.
"Baghdadi’s
relative has told the ISIS militants if they don’t carry out attacks they will
be questioned,” he added.
ISIS
militants have carried out continuous attacks over the last few days in areas
disputed between the federal Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional
Government (KRG), most recently in the Diyala and Kirkuk governorates.
(NRT
Digital Media)