The Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani has gone to Mount Sinjar to congratulate his fighters on breaking a long siege by the Islamic State group. The offensive by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters was launched last week. Mr. Barzani said the fighters were now intensifying their efforts to recapture the town of Sinjar below the mountain. Jim Muir reports. "Touring the strategic mountaintop of Sinjar, where his Kurdish Peshmerga forces have now regained control, President Barzani said that recapturing the town of Sinjar was not originally part of the battle plan. But Kurdish troops have penetrated deep into the town, which lies to the south of the mountain. ________________________ The Kurdish advance has broken the IS siege imposed on thousands of minority Yazidis trapped for months on the mountain. Supply convoys are now able to get through."伊拉克库尔德领导人马苏德.巴尔扎尼前往辛贾尔山庆祝他的战士突破了伊斯兰国组织长期以来的围攻.库尔得武装人员上周开始发动攻击.马苏德先生表示,他们将会乘胜追击一举夺回山下的辛贾尔镇.吉姆.缪尔为您报道. "占据辛贾尔山具有战略意义,库尔得武装人员现在已经夺回控制权,巴尔扎尼总统表示虽然夺回辛贾尔镇原本不在作战计划之内,但库尔得军队已经进入坐落在辛贾尔山南面小镇.______________________________ 库尔得先遣队已经冲破了伊斯兰国在山上对几千民少数民族亚兹迪为时几个月的包围.物资护卫队现在可以通过该地区."
