IS jihadists attack Iraq's Kirkuk in Mosul diversion

[WorldNews]

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Kirkuk woke up Friday to the sound of shooting and praise for the "Islamic State" blared through mosque loudspeakers by dozens of heavily-armed jihadists raiding the Iraqi city. The assault, claimed by the Islamic State group, appeared to be an attempt to divert attention from the massive Iraqi offensive against the jihadist bastion of Mosul, to the northeast. An AFP reporter attended the interrogation of a suspected attacker who said moments after his arrest by Kurdish forces that the attack was designed to ease the pressure on the Mosul front.

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