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Iraqi forces recapture Daesh-held town of Bashir

Wednesday, 04 May 2016 7:16 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 04 May 2016 7:13 AM ]

Fighters from the Iraqi pro-government forces take position during an operation to retake the town of al-Bashir, near Kirkuk, from Daesh, on April 30, 2016. (AFP)

Ali Musawi
Press TV, Bashir

Kurdish Peshmerga forces have joined the popular mobilization units in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk to secure areas around the recently liberated town of Bashir. The town was booby-trapped by Daesh terrorists before they fled the area. Ali Musawi reports from Bashir.

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