Smokes rise from US shelling near Khazir in Northern Iraq
US Airstrikes Done With Peshmerga Coordination
Hawar Abdulrazaq
BasNews, Erbil
The Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga Ministry has said that from now on they will have a daily press conference to inform the Kurdistan public of new developments to prevent the circulation of propaganda and false information.
Halgord Hikmat, the spokesman for the Peshmerga Ministry told BasNews from Erbil, that the recent US airstrikes in the Makhmur and Mosul regions against Islamic State (IS) Militants had inflcited huge loses on the extremist group.
“A lot of IS militants have been killed and many of their wounded have been captured by Peshmerga forces,” added Hikmat.
'During the recent clashes with IS, a coordination committee has been formed between between the Peshmerga, Iraqi Army and US forces,” revealed Hikmat.
He also said that currently there are number of US military advisers working with Peshmerga forces regarding their battles with IS insurgents.
“The US airstrikes against IS positions are done with the coordination of Peshmerga forces,’ concluded Hikmat.
Since earlier this week, US Military planes have shelled IS Militants in Northern Iraq.