British plan to start training Iraqi , Kurdish forces in Iraq in August , official said . The Iraqi military and Kurdish militias have been battling ISIS , the militant group that calls itself the `` Islamic State . '' ISIS shot down military helicopter in southern Iraq , Iraqi military officer said . This came two days after suicide truck bombing killed at least 9 people in Samarra .
British plan to start training Iraqi , Kurdish forces in Iraq in August , official said . ISIS shot down military helicopter in southern Iraq , Iraqi military officer said . This came two days after suicide truck bombing killed at least 9 people in Samarra .