Kurd troops attack Iraq jihadists on three fronts: officers
Tuesday, 30 September, 2014 , 07:12
ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 30, 2014 (AFP) — Kurdish troops launched offensives against the Islamic State jihadist group on three fronts in northern Iraq on Tuesday, senior officers told AFP.
Troops struck before dawn north of jihadist-controlled second city Mosul, against a town on the Syrian border and south of key oil hub Kirkuk, the commanders said.
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