A press release Saturday from the Kurdistan Region Security Council indicated these fighters launched a new phase of the offensive around 8 a.m. ( midnight ET ) south of Rabia to Sinjar Mountain . Kurdish council says Peshmerga takes town of Sinjar , nearby villages . Morale is high , ISIS fighters are fleeing toward strongholds , council adds . - Iraqi forces take control of the northern city of Mosul from IS militants. 32 truckloads of food , water , other aid head to those on Iraq 's Sinjar Mountain .
Kurdish council says Peshmerga takes town of Sinjar , nearby villages . Morale is high , ISIS fighters are fleeing toward strongholds , council adds . - Iraqi forces take control of the northern city of Mosul from IS militants. 32 truckloads of food , water , other aid head to those on Iraq 's Sinjar Mountain .