ISIL booby traps leave Iraq town deserted
Despite being retaken by army and Peshmerga forces, Taza Kharmatho remains uninhabitable for former residents.
Published On 8 Oct 2014
Until ten days ago the Iraqi town of Taza Kharmatho, just south of Kirkuk city, was in the hands of ISIL fighters.
But a week ago the Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces swept into the area, retaking the town.
Due to ISIL’s tactic of booby trapping buildings before they flee, it now resembles a ghost town, uninhabitable for most of its former residents.
Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from Baghdad.
Source: Al Jazeera