KIRKUK, Kurdistan Region—Kurdish Peshmerga forces have launched a major assault against the Islamic State (ISIS) in the town of Saadiya in northern Diyala, said Rudaw correspondent on the frontline.
Halo Muhammad said that the multipronged attack began at 4:00am on Wednesday and that the Peshmerga have advanced several kilometers towards Saadiya.
The Rudaw correspondent said that Shiite militia groups are part of the large force that aim to take back the majority-Kurdish town from the ISIS group.
Special bomb disposal teams are accompanying the Peshmerga forces to clear the roads from roadside bombs planted by ISIS as they retreat.
