Kurds push back against Islamic State group
US-backed Peshmerga forces attempt to recapture lost territory as fighting nears Kurdish region’s capital, Erbil.
Published On 15 Aug 2014
The Kurdish military forces, known as Peshmerga, are battling the Islamic State group which has captured large areas of the country’s north.
In a renewed push to defend their territory, the Peshmerga, backed by the US, are trying to recapture Kurdish towns lost to the Islamic State.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Mosul.
Source: Al Jazeera