Battles over northern #Iraq #Turkmen towns kill dozens
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Iraqis get out of a vehicle in front of a checkpoint held by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) jihadist group on June 16, 2014 in Iraq’s second city of Mosul. (Photo: AFP - Karim Sahib) Iraqis get out of a vehicle in front of a checkpoint held by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) jihadist group on June 16, 2014 in Iraq’s second city of Mosul. (Photo: AFP - Karim Sahib)
Jihadist fighters attacked a northern Iraqi village inhabited by ethnic Turkmens but were repelled, police said on Tuesday, highlighting an upsurge of sectarian violence after stunning advances by extremist rebels. The militants were beaten back from the village of Basheer, 15 kilometers (9 miles) south (...)