Daesh kills 25 PMUs in Kirkuk

Daesh terrorists ambushed a convoy of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk late on Sunday, killing at least 25 of them, police and PMU commanders said on Monday. 

Daesh terrorists ambushed a convoy of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk late on Sunday, killing at least 25 of them, police and PMU commanders said on Monday. 

Police and PMU commanders had earlier said 12 PMUs were killed in the ambush and at least 10 were missing, but security forces later found another 13 bodies nearby with multiple gunshot wounds. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack. 

A security official said Iraqi security forces were pursuing Daesh terrorists who disguised themselves in police uniforms to carry out the attack. 

Iraqi forces launched an operation this month to consolidate control of a mountain area near the oil rich city of Kirkuk to be used for the transit of Iraqi oil, highlighting concern about mountainous terrain where two armed groups are active. 

Iraq declared victory in December over Daesh terrorists who seized control of nearly a third of the country in 2014. However, the terrorist group continues to carry out attacks and bombings in Baghdad and different parts of the country. 

A senior commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has vowed “revenge” after 25 members of its troops were killed in a Daesh ambush.