Kurds advance south of Tikrit as Iraq army bombards Kirkuk
(AGI) Baghdad, Mar 17 - Kurdish Peshmerga forces advanced southof Kirkuk on Monday, taking control of several villages thathad been in the hands of the Islamic State. The bodies of anumber of jihadist fighters, including foreigners, were foundin the liberated areas. Polla Dalo, director of security ofDaquq, a city south of Kirkuk, told the news agency BasNewsthat "following clashes with IS insurgents on Mar. 16, a numberof IS bodies have been left in the area. The Peshmerga freedmany areas in the operation. The reason IS brings foreignmilitants to the frontlines is