Standing firm: the Kurds' frontline battle with ISIL - reporter

Standing firm: the Kurds' frontline battle with ISIL - reporter

Deserted streets in a desolate town, Makhmour, shows all the signs of a community on the frontline. Lying between Mosul and Kirkuk in north central Iraq it has been the scene of fierce fighting between ISIL and ==Kurdish Peshmerga forces==. The jihadist extremists have been driven out, but the town remains vulnerable to attack and would be a major prize for ISIL as a base from which to strike at the Kurdish stronghold of Arbil. Euronews' correspondent == Mohammad Sheikhibrahim travelled to M… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/14/st... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 14 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews