A news photographer was killed while covering fighting between Kurdish security forces and jihadists in northern Iraq on Thursday, medical and security sources said.
Kamran Najm Ibrahim died and 14 Kurdish security personnel were wounded in the clashes west of the oil city of Kirkuk. where the militants have seized a string of mainly Sunni Arab towns in the ethnically divided province.
Kurdish forces took control of Kirkuk city earlier Thursday as jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant pressed an offensive that has seen them take control of a large swathe of northern and north-central Iraq, including second city Mosul.
GMT 01:15 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
Bollywood actor gets engaged to long-time girlfriendGMT 08:31 2018 Monday ,22 January
Candypants appoints JPR Media GroupGMT 23:09 2018 Saturday ,20 January
Famed photographer Mario Testino accusedGMT 22:22 2018 Thursday ,18 January
Lebanon bans Spielberg film and adventurer biopicGMT 19:44 2018 Thursday ,18 January
Michael Douglas, James Franco denyGMT 19:39 2018 Thursday ,18 January
Hollywood gets party season startedGMT 11:08 2018 Thursday ,18 January
Facebook agrees to widen probe of Brexit vote fake newsGMT 15:30 2018 Monday ,15 January
George Clooney to make TV return for 'Catch-22' miniseriesMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor