Pro-government troops repelled an attempted attack by Islamic State infiltration into the southwest of Kirkuk.
The militants were pushed the militants towards al-Harariyat and al-Fataha regions preventing a possible onslaught of residents of the river side.
Thousands of Islamic State militants as well as civilians were killed since the government campaign launched in 2016 to fight the militants after IS declared themselves “Caliphate” in 2014.
Last year, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced the reclaiming of all territories infiltrated by Islamic State.
