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Peshmerga respond to, push back Iraqi militia attack near Zummar
From Rudaw English.net
20-11-2017 - One killed, four wounded in RojavaOne civilian has been killed and four people injured in Rojava, Syria from mortars fired during Peshmerga-Iraqi clashes across the border, according to local reports.
They were hit near the border at al-Waleed, not far from Fishabur, the PYD reported, blaming “PMU [Hashd al-Shaabi] mortar fire.”
The injured include a fighter with the YPG, a member of the Asayesh security forces, and two civilians, local ANHA news reported. They were taken to hospital.
The YPG stated that the person killed was a “staff member,” without providing further details. They said it was an “Iraqi army/Hashd al-Shaabi mortar attack on Al-Walid crossing.”
Four mortars fell in Syrian territory at around 10 am Thursday morning, according to ANHA.
4:33 pm
Peshmerga commander killed in Zummar
Wahid Bakozi, a Peshmerga commander and head of Branch 17 of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), was killed on Zummar front by artillery shells of the Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi forces.
Rudaw’s correspondent said two of Bakozi’s bodyguards were also killed.
Peshmerga destroy US-supplied tank
Mansour Barzani, the commander of the Gulan Special Forces of the Kurdistan Region, told Rudaw that they have destroyed an American-supplied Abrams tanks used by Iraqi forces near Zummar where the two forces have been exchanging heavy artillery fire since Thursday morning.
If confirmed, it will be the second such case. The Peshmerga destroyed an Abrams tank near Pirde (Altun Kupri), south of Erbil, on Friday.
Hashd claim control of two villages
The mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi claimed that they took control of two villages near the Fishabur border crossing.
The Hashd said the elite Rapid Response Force of the Iraqi interior ministry and other security forces are also taking part in their offensive to “reclaim Fishabur.”
The two villages are Mahmoudiya and al-Jazruniya.
The Peshmerga are in control of Fishabur that lies in the undisputed areas of the Kurdistan Region.
Earlier in the day, Jamal Imniki, chief of staff of the Peshmerga ministry, told Rudaw that the Iraqi forces and the Hashd have not advanced even an inch.
Video released by the Hashd claims to show Mahmdi Muhandis, deputy head of the Shiite militia, “two kilometres from the Syrian border,” near Zummar. Rudaw cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video..
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