Panic as Peshmerga Forces Encounter Suspected Suicide Bomber's Vehicle

As the offensive against Mosul, the last remaining Islamic State stronghold in Iraq, continued for a seventh day on Sunday, October 23, Kurdish Peshmerga forces on the road to the city sprang into action as a suspected suicide bomber’s vehicle was spotted approaching, according to reports from the Kurdish news organization Rudaw.

The incident took place near Bashiqa, north east of Mosul, Rudaw reported. Peshmerga forces advanced on Bashiqa early on October 23, according to Kurdish military reports.

This video does not show the vehicle’s approach, but shows Peshmerga forces firing at and advancing towards a vehicle in the distance. The vehicle is hit and destroyed. Credit: Facebook/Rudaw English