Peshmerga, Shi'ite Militia Drive IS Fighters from Sulaiman Pek Stronghold

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Shi'ite fighters entering the town of Sulaiman Pek, south of Kirkuk. They're with the Asaib Ahl Al-Haq militia, believed to be funded by Iran, and they've been fighting to drive out Islamic State Sunni militants from their stronghold in this mostly Sunni area of Iraq. On Monday, the Asaib succeeded. With help from Iraqi air power and Kurdish peshmerga fighters, they retook the town. A military.

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