Increased ISIS Presence Reported Along Kirkuk Border

Increased ISIS Presence Reported Along Kirkuk Border

ISIS activity is resurgent in Kirkuk, where militants exploit a security vacuum between Peshmerga and Iraqi army lines. Villagers report direct encounters and live in fear, while officials warn the gap must be filled by a joint force to prevent further instability. The specter of ISIS has returned to haunt the rural outskirts of Kirkuk, where militants are increasingly exploiting a dangerous security vacuum between the positions of the Kurdistan…