Over 50 Killed in Surge of Iraqi Violence

At least 53 were killed, many ISIS fighters, as Iraq violence surged. Most of the weekend’s fighting centered on the area around Mosul.

42 ISIS were reported killed south of Mosul, where the government carried out an offensive against them. The US was involved, with US warplanes participating in the operations.

Elsewhere in Iraq, at least 10 were killed in Sulaimania, and a Turkish airstrike killed five people in Kurdistan.

ISIS has been trying to reestablish itself in both Iraq and Syria, and has been carrying out attacks against targets near their desert strongholds. In both places, government forces are trying to force them back.