According to BasNews, the residents have abandoned the village of Mardan due to the re-emergence of IS, and lack of enough security forces in the area.
Head of the Mayoral Council of Khanaqin, Samir Mohammed, told the news base that the security of the area has deteriorated ever since the Iraqi forces have been deployed to disputed territories, and that they have asserted with the local police that the security of the villages around the city should be ensured.
In October, last year, the Iraqi army and militias of Hashd al-Shaabi entered the Kurdish disputed territories, and forcefully ousted the Peshmerga forces from the territories.
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