Islamic State Forces Launch Multiple Attacks Against Kurdish Positions In Iraq

ISIS Forces Launch Multiple Attacks On Kurdish Territory In Iraq, Officials Say -- CNN

(CNN) -- ISIS militants launched about 15 near-simultaneous attacks on Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Monday in what Kurdish government officials and the news agency Rudaw said was a fierce and renewed push for territory.

ISIS also launched attacks against Mosul Dam, a strategic prize, and also renewed its offensive on the Sinjar mountain range in northern Iraq.

An ISIS-commandeered military truck loaded with explosives targeted a Peshmerga checkpoint along the security belt circling the dam, killing six security force members and injuring seven others critically, according to Peshmerga spokesman Said Mamazeen.

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Update: Jihadists Renew Attacks in Iraq -- WSJ

My Comment: This looks like an attempt by the Islamic State to pin down the Kurds so that they are unable to support their fellow Kurdish fighters in Kobani.