500 casualties within Peshmerga forces in Diyali since last June

(IraqiNews.com) The Mayor of Khanaqin district Mulla Hasan asserted Sunday, that the paramilitary Kurdish Peshmerga had given roughly 200 martyrs and over 300 wounded fighters during the ongoing fight against ISIS in Diyali region.

Mulla Hassan stated in an interview with IraqiNews, “The paramilitary Peshmerga forces had given 200 martyrs and more than 300 wounded fighters during the ongoing battle against the ISIS group at the areas of Qura-Taba, al-Saidiyah, Jalawla and Jabara in Diyali province since June 2014.”

“The Kurdish Peshmerga forces have played a major role in preventing the fall of several cities and districts into the hands of the ISIS group,” Hassan added.