NEW : Dam is in the hands of Kurdish forces , not the Islamic State , an official says . Comment: The Kurds are fighting ISIS and other groups that want to take over their region ( including al - Qaeda ). The State Department said Sunday that it was `` actively monitoring the situation '' in Sinjar and Tal Afar , and said that the United States is supporting both Iraqi security forces and Peshmerga forces in the fight against the Islamic State . ` Kurdish fighters are engaged in house-to-house battle with Islamic State , source says . Sinjar fell to ISIS fighters over weekend , police say .
NEW : Dam is in the hands of Kurdish forces , not the Islamic State , an official says . Comment: The Kurds are fighting ISIS and other groups that want to take over their region ( including al - Qaeda ). Kurdish fighters are engaged in house-to-house battle with Islamic State , source says . Sinjar fell to ISIS fighters over weekend , police say .