Iraqi security forces on Monday (October 24th) ended an attack by the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) in Kirkuk city, killing at least 74 ISIL gunmen in three days of clashes, AFP reported.
"The attack is over and life has returned to normal," Najmeddin Karim, the governor of Kirkuk province, said.
"The security forces have killed more than 74 ISIL terrorists and detained several others, including their leader," he said.
Karim said the initial confessions of the ringleader confirmed reports that around 100 fighters attacked Kirkuk early Friday, some of them sleeper cells that joined up with militants infiltrating the city.
Some attackers are also believed to have fled the city on Saturday, later clashing with security forces in rural areas east of Kirkuk.
