The US coalition airstrikes destroyed four vehicles of the self-claimed Islamic State or ISIS in Ankawa village in Makhmour, a Peshmerga official on Makhmour front told Rudaw on Saturday. The Peshmerga spokesperson at the front told Rudaw the US coalition were informed by Peshmerga forces about ISIS military activity at the area. He said "there is a main military base belonging to ISIS in Ankawa village." The spokesperson said the US coalition managed to destroy an ISIS military base in Kudela village in Makhmour and killed several ISIS militants. Kudela village is 22km away from Makhmour town, considered as a critical point between linking the Peshmerga stockades with the areas that still under ISIS control. ISIS positions are less than 20 kilometers from Makhmour. Due to the proximity, Peshmerga forces have strengthened security measures there. Peshmerga officials claim that ISIS can no longer advance into the Kurdistan region's borders.
