ISIS terrorists are launching counteroffensive in Iraq

The militants of the Islamic State (known as IS, ISIL, ISIS and Daesh) organized a major offensive in Iraq, the Directorate 4 channel announced through Telegram social network.

According to Kurdish sources, jihadists seized a number of settlements in the cities of Kirkuk and Havidzh, and continue to attack the positions of the Kurdish Peshmerga in Kirkuk and Tuz Khurmatu. The channel also reported of the ISIL attack on the city of Samarra.

According to the latest information, about 70 local forces were killed.

Source: APA