At least six people were killed, and another three were wounded in recent violence:
An attack in Makhmour left one militiaman dead and another two wounded.
In Abbara, a civilian was wounded during a clash between ISIS and security personnel manning a checkpoint. At a checkpoint outside town, militants killed a policeman.
ISIS militants executed a civilian in Zab for colluding with security forces.
Security forces killed three militants in Tarmiya.