The ISIS terrorist group has claimed that it controls a half of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
Last night, ISIS militants attacked this city, controlled by the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and engaged the local contingent in heavy firefights.
Heavy firefights and explosions can be heared in the city. ISIS controls a half of Kirkuk city and some 5 neighborhoods, according to pro-ISIS media accounts.
Reports also appear that ISIS militants launched a separate advance and take control of Hawija village.
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Clashes in central Kirkuk:
Footage of Clashes in Central #Kirkuk. #Peshmerga #Iraq pic.twitter.com/0fbnvpLdsW
— N i d a l (@Nidalgazaui) October 21, 2016
A vehicle with ISIS fighters in the streets of Kirkuk last night:
IS Vehicle full of #IS fighters in the streets of #Kirkuk pic.twitter.com/ldwfeGtYco
— N i d a l (@Nidalgazaui) October 21, 2016
