Kurdish forces capture Iraqi villages from ISIS

Kurdish officials say Peshmerga forces attempting to capture Mosul from the Islamic State launched an attack against militants early Sunday. A commander said 12 villages have been taken from ISIS, and Kurdish forces are headed to the target of the operation, Gwer, 25 miles southeast of Mosul, Reuters reports. In a statement released through its news service, ISIS said two militants detonated car bombs in one village to block the Kurdish troops, killing some Peshmerga; Kurdish officials did not c...