"An unnamed Officer in Joint Operations" is probably nonexistent too. The fact that INN reported first about this already made it super suspicious. You know where INN is based? The people that make up INN? You said that Musing's is dependent on local sources, then why haven't those local sources reported anything about these "constant attacks" . Why didn't the Iraqi MoD spox. say anything about these attacks, when he always reports about them. The Kurds wouldn't be silent if there are "ISIS pockets" etc. you know how Rudaw enjoys taking hits on the Iraqi gov. Facts are there, it is up to you to accept them or not.