The armed units of Kurds are fighting for Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq. According to official Iraqi media, two leaders of Islamists have been killed.
The locals are forming volunteer armed units to fight extremists who have seized the city. The extremists have been exterminating holy sites, persecuting Christians and kidnapping the local residents.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi army continues operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the outskirts of Tikrit, the native city of Saddam Hussein.
The Kurds who are supporting official Baghdad have made clear that they will fight for independence.
