Clashes erupt between Hashid al-Shaabi, IS in Kirkuk

Clashes erupted between the Iraqi Hashid al-Shaabi militia and the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) near Kirkuk, Kirkuk province.

According to Ali Kamal, Kirkuk police commander, that the clashes erupted in Reshad region near Kirkuk where a member of the Hashid al-Shaabi was killed and five others sustained injuries.

Kamal told Anadolu that the is moves have ended in Kirkuk but some elements of he group are around Kirkuk, southern Kirkuk in particular, and attack Iraqi army and Hashid al-Shaabi forces.

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