Six Peshmerga killed in ISIS suicide attack

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region- Six Peshmerga soldiers were killed on Wednesday when their base near Kaske west of Mosul was attacked by Islamic State (ISIS) suicide bombers, Peshmerga sources said.

A Peshmerga officer told Rudaw that at around 5:00 am, “ISIS suicide bombers attacked a Peshmerga base and blew themselves up near a Peshmerga battalion which led to the death and injury of several Peshmerga fighters.”

Two other suicide bombers were killed by the Peshmerga.

A total of 13 Peshmerga were killed and wounded in the attack.

According to the Peshmerga, the ISIS militants had breached the defense lines by taking advantage of the early morning heavy fog and dark.