ISIS Begins Counteroffensive To Win Back Iraqi Cities

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The militants of the Islamic State, ISIS, has begun a major offensive to take back loss ground in Iraq, reports have said.

According to the reports, ISIS fighters have seized a number of settlements in the cities of Kirkuk and Havidzh, and have continued to attack the positions of the Kurdish Peshmerga in Kirkuk and Tuz Khurmatu. There has also been reports of ISIS attack on the city of Samarra.

About 70 Iraqis have been killed since the current ISIS offensive began.

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