Meanwhile, in former Northern Iraq, Kurdish Peshmerga forces have been involved in pitched battles with ISIS, primarily near Shangal. ISIS forces were able to take Shangal and some oil fields, and the Kurdish forces have been involved in a heavy counter-offensive to reclaim the area.
Updates:SHANGAL—Kurdish Peshmerga forces have entered Shangal, said military officials, and they have cornered militants of the Islamic State in parts of the town.
Rudaw reporter in the area said that units from the 10,000-strong Peshmarga force who had encircled the town earlier in the day are now in the town center and try to rout the Islamic militants.
The Peshmerga were able to enter Shangal following a heavy bombardment of the Rahman and Nasir sectors where the militants had taken position.
Meanwhile, a large Peshmerga forces have made their way to the Shangal mountainside where thousands of Yezidi families have taken shelter.
Rudaw reporter says that the Peshmerga have made progress in their counteroffensive near Zumar where they intend to cut off the IS militants from retreating into Syria.
The IS are said to have demolished the Zumar bridge in anticipation of the Peshmerga advance.
The Kurdish forces went on the offensive on Sunday after Islamic militants captured Shangal 200 kilometers west of Erbil.
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More:
http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/040820144
U.S. military aircraft launched the first airstrikes against militants in Iraq on Friday, the Pentagon said, hours after President Barack Obama opened the door to military action to protect the Kurdish-controlled city of Erbil from the advancing militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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http://time.com/3092026/us-bomb-iraq-isis/
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