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Officials: ISIS attacks Kurd forces in Iraq [15 simultaneous attacks in Northern Iraq]
KCCI News ^ | 10/20/2014 | Brian Walker CNN

Posted on 10/20/2014 12:59:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

ISIS militants launched about 15 near-simultaneous attacks on Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Monday in what Kurdish government officials and the Kurdish news agency Rudaw said was a fierce and renewed push for Kurdish-held territory.

The deadliest of the attacks targeted Mosul Dam, a hugely important location.

First, an ISIS-commandeered military truck loaded with explosives targeted a Peshmerga checkpoint along the security belt circling the dam, killing six Peshmerga security forces and injuring seven others critically, according to Peshmerga forces spokesman Said Mamazeen.

At almost the same time, ISIS militants launched an attack on the Nineveh Valley near the dam, which was repelled by Peshmerga forces using European and American weapons, the spokesman said.

Another Kurdish military official, who asked not to be named for protocol and security reasons, said that despite the attacks, it would be difficult for ISIS to gain control of the dam because of the large numbers of Peshmerga forces in the area.

A senior official at the Ministry of Peshmerga, who similarly asked not to be identified as a matter of government protocol, reported that ISIS fighters were also killed in the attacks, and that the Peshmerga successfully repelled most of the more than dozen incidents Monday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; isis; kurds

1 posted on 10/20/2014 12:59:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess we know what the meaning of isis now.


2 posted on 10/20/2014 1:04:17 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Revenge for Kobani


3 posted on 10/20/2014 1:15:08 PM PDT by Viennacon (Obola is a muslim terrorist & his viral illegals need to be deported NOW!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Dear Kurds:

Keep up the great work.

And, no prisoners.


4 posted on 10/20/2014 1:16:11 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: exit82

Absolutely no prisoners. Kill them where they are found.


5 posted on 10/20/2014 1:37:21 PM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: SeekAndFind
The problem is they will only defend. It was the time to roll up the ISIS, Unless you have the firepower and maneuver, defense can be a looser.
6 posted on 10/20/2014 2:26:47 PM PDT by Domangart (Tho I walk Through the valley of Wall Mart, I fear no man.)
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To: exit82

The Kurds aren’t constrained by the suicidal R.O.E. that the U.S. and other NATO countries imposed on themselves.


7 posted on 10/20/2014 3:48:04 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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