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Iraqi prime minister visits site of Islamic State attack

Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Kurdistan Region security forces in disputed Makhmour.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited Liheban in the Makhmour district on Dec. 8, 2021.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited a northern village today that was recently attacked by the Islamic State (IS). 

Kadhimi went to the village of Liheban in the Makhmour district to meet local residents, his office tweeted.

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