I wish there were more Kurds around to fight off these crazy extremists.
Sunni insurgents, Kurds battle over north Iraq town
BAGHDAD Sat Aug 2, 2014 3:09pm EDT
(Reuters) - Islamic State militants fought Kurdish forces on Saturday for the northern Iraqi town of Zumar located near an oil field and the Syrian border amid conflicting reports of who was in control.
Jabbar Yawar, secretary general of the Kurdish peshmerga fighters, said his forces controlled Zumar and reinforcements were on the way.
But four residents in different parts of the town said by telephone that Islamic State fighters were in control.
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Sunni insurgents, Kurds battle over north Iraq town | Reuters
Sunni insurgents, Kurds battle over north Iraq town
BAGHDAD Sat Aug 2, 2014 3:09pm EDT
(Reuters) - Islamic State militants fought Kurdish forces on Saturday for the northern Iraqi town of Zumar located near an oil field and the Syrian border amid conflicting reports of who was in control.
Jabbar Yawar, secretary general of the Kurdish peshmerga fighters, said his forces controlled Zumar and reinforcements were on the way.
But four residents in different parts of the town said by telephone that Islamic State fighters were in control.
Continue reading at:
Sunni insurgents, Kurds battle over north Iraq town | Reuters