IS steps up nighttime assaults near Diyala oil fields
Thousands of Islamic State militants are believed to be in the area, exploiting security gaps.
Iraqi fire fighters battle a fire in the Alas oil field on Oct. 8, 2017, which was set ablaze by the self-proclaimed Islamic State group as it fled from Iraqi forces. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL/KHANAQIN - Insurgents from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group have launched a barrage of attacks in the past week, including increasingly complex, multi-pronged, nighttime operations against security forces stationed near the Naftkhana oil fields in northeastern Iraq.
On Wednesday, three members of the Peshmerga security forces were killed as they repelled an attack in Dakka, which is an area long under Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) control, east of Kullajo and north of Khanaqin in Diyala province, a senior Peshmerga officer in the area said.
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