Kurdish forces and Iraqi security forces gained ground against Islamic State militants on Saturday, reports the Reuters.
In northern Iraq, Kurdish militants recaptured the town of Zumar whilst Iraqi security forces seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad.
“Our forces with the support of volunteers are in total control over Jurf al-Sakhar now and the terrorists fled to the southwest areas of the town, “ said a spokesperson for the security forces.
Zumar was one of the first Kurdish towns to be captured by Islamic State militants in August.
A senior official in the Peshmerga ministry in Iraq’s Kurdish region, told the BBC that recapturing Zumar “would facilitate Peshmerga plans to liberate Sinjar.”
Islamic State militants, captured the town of Sinjar in August, where the Yazidi community faced, what the UN deemed, an attempted genocide at the hands of the militants.
The Peshmerga, known for their devout commitment to the Kurdish nationalist cause and regarded as well-trained, well-armed and capable, are the military vanguard of the Kurdish struggle for self-determination. The term Peshmerga translates to ‘those who follow death.’
In northern Iraq, Kurdish militants recaptured the town of Zumar whilst Iraqi security forces seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad.
“Our forces with the support of volunteers are in total control over Jurf al-Sakhar now and the terrorists fled to the southwest areas of the town, “ said a spokesperson for the security forces.
Zumar was one of the first Kurdish towns to be captured by Islamic State militants in August.
A senior official in the Peshmerga ministry in Iraq’s Kurdish region, told the BBC that recapturing Zumar “would facilitate Peshmerga plans to liberate Sinjar.”
Islamic State militants, captured the town of Sinjar in August, where the Yazidi community faced, what the UN deemed, an attempted genocide at the hands of the militants.
The Peshmerga, known for their devout commitment to the Kurdish nationalist cause and regarded as well-trained, well-armed and capable, are the military vanguard of the Kurdish struggle for self-determination. The term Peshmerga translates to ‘those who follow death.’