The Islamic State jihadist group has killed a senior Kurdish commander along with five other fighters on Friday in a major attack in Iraq's Kirkuk province, according to am army officer and a physician who was present.
The IS assault south and west of the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk began at around midnight, sparking fighting with medium and heavy weapons that was
still ongoing Friday morning, according to military sources. Brigadier General Shirko Rauf and five other members of the Kurdish peshmerga forces were killed in clashes, with an additional 46 wounded, according to the reports.