SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Islamic State (ISIS) militants attacked Kurdish forces in Kifri district on Monday night, killing a Peshmerga, said Esta Media Network reporter.
The reporter said the militants attacked a unit of the Peshmerga forces near Goban village located behind Kifri dam in the administration of Garmian.
A member of the Peshmerga forces was killed and a number of others were wounded in the attack, the reporter added.
It was the third attack against the Peshmerga forces in Garmian administration this week.
The Kurdish forces thwarted an ISIS attack in Kifri district on Sunday night.
On Saturday, five members of the Peshmerga forces were killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their vehicle as it was carrying a few Peshmerga who were wounded during clashes with ISIS militants in Kulajo sub-district in Garmian administration.
ISIS militants have increased attacks against the Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the disputed areas claimed by both Erbil and Baghdad.
Earlier this month, the militants carried out two attacks against the Peshmerga forces in the disputed areas.
On October 31, two members of the Peshmerga forces were killed in another ISIS attack near Prde, south of Erbil.
The Peshmerga ministry said the militants continued to use a security gap between the Iraqi and Kurdish forces to attack the Peshmerga.
Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December 2017 but the militants have regrouped in the Hamrin mountain range which extends into the northern provinces – an area described by officials as a “triangle of death”.
*This story was updated at 11:28 p.m. EBL time
