Kurdish Peshmerga forces killed six militants of Daesh in clashes erupted in southern Kirkuk in the north of Iraq, Kurdish sources said.
Three members of Peshmerga were wounded in clashes, the sources said.
Meanwhile, the US-led coalition continue to launch air strikes against Daesh positions in Iraq as Peshmerga forces move closer to Sinjar town and the Daesh stronghold of Mosul.
Despite the ferocity of the exchanges Peshmerga forces managed to deliver much needed aid to Yazidi refugees stranded on Mount Sinjar.