Kurdish Outlet: Shiite Militias Beheading Peshmerga in Kirkuk
Hevidar Ahmed
An experienced Rudaw war correspondent   Hevidar Ahmed   reported from Kirkuk that some 10 Peshmerga were beheaded during confrontations between the Kurdish fighters and Hashd al-Shaabi late Sunday night.  Ahmed  also said there were looting and burning of Kurdish homes in Tuz Khurmatu by the Hashd al-Shaabi.  He  reported that 150 Kurdish houses were looted and 15 burned.
A report filed on Tuesday indicated a Rudaw reporter named Hevidar Ahmed personally saw the headless corpses of Kurdish troops.  Ahmed  said that  contrary to the general tone of reports about the Iraqi advance into Kirkuk  a few Peshmerga units âput up a fierce defenseâ at first  falling back only after they realized they were greatly outnumbered and some of their fighters had been wounded or killed.
 Ahmed  reported seeing âthe bodies of as many as 10 Peshmerga piled into the back of a pickup truck â all of them beheaded.  He  stated they were beheaded by âa group of Hashd al-Shaabi trained after the Mosul operation last year.â
It should be noted that Rudaw appears to be the only source of these beheading reports as of Wednesday afternoon. Other references to the beheading of Peshmerga fighters all seem to lead back to  Ahmed âs account. Furthermore  the authenticity of the Shiite militia fighterâs video posted by Rudaw does not appear to have been confirmed by other sources.
An experienced Rudaw war correspondent    [TGT]    reported from Kirkuk that some 10 Peshmerga were beheaded during confrontations between the Kurdish fighters and Hashd al-Shaabi late Sunday night.  Ahmed  also said there were looting and burning of Kurdish homes in Tuz Khurmatu by the Hashd al-Shaabi.  He  reported that 150 Kurdish houses were looted and 15 burned.
A report filed on Tuesday indicated a Rudaw reporter named  [TGT]  personally saw the headless corpses of Kurdish troops.  Ahmed  said that  contrary to the general tone of reports about the Iraqi advance into Kirkuk  a few Peshmerga units âput up a fierce defenseâ at first  falling back only after they realized they were greatly outnumbered and some of their fighters had been wounded or killed.
 Ahmed  reported seeing âthe bodies of as many as 10 Peshmerga piled into the back of a pickup truck â all of them beheaded.  He  stated they were beheaded by âa group of Hashd al-Shaabi trained after the Mosul operation last year.â
It should be noted that Rudaw appears to be the only source of these beheading reports as of Wednesday afternoon. Other references to the beheading of Peshmerga fighters all seem to lead back to  Ahmed âs account. Furthermore  the authenticity of the Shiite militia fighterâs video posted by Rudaw does not appear to have been confirmed by other sources.