ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by US-led coalition warplanes launched a successful assault on the Islamic State (ISIS) last week, destroying fortifications and recapturing 200 square kilometers of territory.
“The Peshmerga are launching an important operation in eastern Khurmatu in the north of Iraq,” said Maj. Gen. Kevin Kiley, head of the US Army Medical Command. “Together with warplanes, the Peshmerga managed to reclaim hundreds of kilometers of lands from the Islamic State.”
Coalition warplanes carried out 12 strategic airstrikes, dealing a major blow to the group’s facilities in areas of southern Kirkuk.
In a bid to drive out ISIS from Iraq, the collation forces have intensified airstrikes against the militants’ military convoys, armored vehicles, heavy weapons and bases.
The video above shows coalition forces supporting Peshmerga operations against ISIS.
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