Washington Post | Islamic State forces attack Iraq's oil-rich city of Kirkuk Washington Post IRBIL, Iraq – Islamic State gunmen launched a series of coordinated attacks Friday in the northern city of Kirkuk and a nearby power plant, briefly controlling the main police station in their first significant counterattack since Iraqi forces launched ... Militants storm oil city Kirkuk amid Mosul advance Isil takes 550 Mosul families 'to use as human shields' as it launches bomb and gunfire attacks in Iraqi oil city Islamic State attacks Kirkuk as Iraqi forces push on Mosul |