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Wahid Bakozi, one of the top commanders of Peshmerga units loyal to President Of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani was killed in clashes with Iraqi government forces in Zumar area.
On Thursday, the Iraqi Army and its allies started operation to recapture Fishkhabour area and nearby points in northern Iraq.
After capturing this area, government troops will be able to control the border crossings between Iraqi Kurdistan and a part of Syria controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
