Coalition forces tighten the noose as Kirkuk attack ends

Turkey bolsters Mosul assault; 74 IS fighters reported killed after three days of clashes in town

Iraqi forces battled on Sunday through booby-traps, sniper fire and suicide car bombs to tighten the noose around Mosul, while also quelling Islamic State attacks elsewhere in the country.

Iraqi security forces on Monday ended an attack by IS in Kirkuk, killing at least 74 jihadists in three days of clashes, the provincial governor said.