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This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: The battle for Mosul

Chaos on the frontlines

"On the road near to the village of Barzakat village, some 15km from Mosul, there stood a deserted bullet-riddled pick-up.

"On Tuesday morning, this IS vehicle was stopped here by peshmerga fighters, wielding automatic rifles. Eight members of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) were riding in the pick-up: four of them were killed, then buried by the Kurds 100m from where they fell.

You can read the full story by MEE correspondent, Bostjan Videmsek, by clicking on the tweet below.