Islamic State Routed In Recent Battle In Northern Iraq

Wall Street Journal: Islamic State Routed in Iraq Battle, U.S. Officials Say

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters with coalition air support foil a major offensive by the extremist group

ERBIL, Iraq—Islamic State mounted a major offensive Wednesday, striking multiple sites in northern Iraq, but Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by U.S. and coalition air support were able to rout the group in a counterattack that left more than 200 Islamic State militants dead, U.S. defense officials said.

Using car bombs, suicide bombers, small arms and even bulldozers, Islamic State conducted a surprise attack against Peshmerga forces in four locations around Mosul late Wednesday, according to U.S. military officials here.

It was one of the largest attacks of its kind since Islamic State arrived in Iraq last year, they said.

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