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Kurdish Iraqi forces launch operation in Sinjar

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17-12-2014 | 08:58

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Kurdish Iraqi forces launch operation in Sinjar

Kurdish Iraqi forces say they have launched an operation to retake the militant-held town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, which first fell to the Islamic State group in August.

A statement from the Kurdish Regional Security Council says Peshmerga forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, moved into the town Wednesday. It did not provide additional information.

Tens of thousands of Sinjar residents, mainly those from the minority Yazidi group, fled into the mountains in August when the militant group captured the town, then became stranded there for more than two weeks after it was surrounded. Many were eventually airlifted off the mountain or escorted to a safe passageway.

The Peshmerga forces said in September that they would focus on Sinjar after liberating the nearby towns of Rabia, Mahmoudiya and Zumar.

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