A brief overview of the recent developments in Iraq:
- ISIS released a video report on its recent attacks in the countryside of Kirkuk;
- Ausbat al-Thaayirin, a new Iraqi paramilitary group, claimed responsibility for rocket attacks on Camp Taji;
- ISIS cells attacked positions of the PMU’s Brigade 56 near Hawija;
- A HQ of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba was set on fire in Najaf;
- The US continues refusing to withdraw its forces from Iraq despite demands from the Iraqi Parliament.