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Iraqi security officer killed in IS attack in northern Kirkuk Province : Reports

Moscow, Oct 27 (Sputnik) An Iraqi security officer was killed on Tuesday as a result of an attack by the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) on a checkpoint at one of the oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraq’s Shafaq news agency reported, citing a security source.
The attack, which took place at dawn on Tuesday, targeted a post, which has been set up to defend oil well No.10 in Kirkuk’s district of Al-Multaqa, the news agency reported, adding that a member of the security staff was killed.
Earlier, the Iraqi intelligence service on Tuesday announced the killing of a prominent IS member, Abu al-Hassan al-Kurdi, who participated in multiple terrorist operations in the country’s provinces of Diyala, Al Anbar and Kirkuk, the news agency said.
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