Kurdistan: Iraq prepares for attack against Peshmerga, northwest Mosul

[Kris]

Kurdistan: Iraq prepares for attack against Peshmerga, northwest Mosul

 

Oct 26, 2017, 10:04 am

 

Erbil (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi troops have launched an attack against the Kurdish Peshmerga troops deployed in northwestern Nineveh, the Kurdistan Region Security Council said.

“Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed PMF are shelling Peshmerga positions from Zummar, North West of Mosul. Now advancing,” KRG’s security council said in a tweet on Thursday.

A press release, issued on Thursday by the KRSC, said, “In the last six days, Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed PMF [Popular Mobilization Forces] have deployed heavy weapons in preparations for this major attack. In Zummar, heavy artillery and tacks are positioned in offensive posture towards nearby Peshmerga positions. In Rabia, U.S. equipment, including significant number of Humvees and Armored Personnel Carriers, have arrived to reinforce tanks and artillery deployed in recent days.”

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/kurdistan-iraqi-prepares-attack-peshmerga-northwest-mosul/

Edited October 26, 2017 by Kris
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