Somali and Libyan Fighters Killed in Sinjar

A Peshmerga commander says they have killed a number of militants of African origin in clashes around Sinjar, northern Iraq.

Commander Bahram Doski told BasNews from the Sinjar frontlines that they have been involved in fierce fighting in recent days and have killed scores of foreign Islamic State fighters in the area.

“In recent days we have killed a number of foreign fighters, one of which was the Libyan IS leader in Sinjar, Muhammad Musa al-Libi”, said Doski.

He said that two Somali fighters were also killed in Sinjar, identified as Fabian Qadir and Farah Osman.

A number of Iraqi IS militants were killed in the same clashes. However, Doski claims most of the IS militants fighting in Sinjar are foreigners.

Beginning late last month, Kurdish Peshmerga forces have been attacking Islamic State militants inside Sinjar, which has been under the control of the Jihadi group since August 2014.