‘Islamic State’ launch attacks in contested region in Iraq

Militants from the so-called “Islamic State” carried out a series of attacks in northern Iraq on Sunday, in an area contested by Kurdish forces and Baghdad, local media reported.

One attack by IS militants on the village of Qara Salem near the northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday evening left at least two Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers dead

A recent uptick in attacks by the group in Iraq coincides with a general level of unrest and dissatisfaction with the government in Baghdad as well as violent protests over the results of the country’s recent parliamentary election.