A Peshmerga soldier used his armour-plated BMW to rescue dozens of civilians pinned down by ISIS snipers in Iraq, it has emerged.

Kurdish fighter, Ako Aburrahman, used the German-made car to drive 70 injured victims to hospital in southern Kirkuk, Iraq despite terrorist marksmen repeatedly shooting at the vehicle.

The frontline soldier said his reinforced BMW was the only option to help wounded residents because 'bullets could not penetrate my car'.

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A Peshmerga soldier used his armour-plated BMW (pictured) to rescue dozens of civilians pinned down by ISIS snipers in Iraq, it has emerged

Kurdish fighter, Ako Aburrahman, used the German-made car to drive 70 injured victims to hospital in southern Kirkuk, Iraq despite terrorist marksmen repeatedly shooting at the vehicle

The frontline soldier said his reinforced BMW was the only option to help wounded residents because 'bullets could not penetrate my car'

According to Basnews, the BMW was hit 50 times by bullets and car eventually broke down as a result of the damage.

He told the website he had purchased it four months earlier for $9,000.

'I was on mission when the militants of ISIS attacked Kirkuk, a friend soon called me and we decided to go to Kirkuk at once to fight the attackers,' he said.

'After we arrived at the scene, we saw many wounded individuals among the security forces and civilians and no one was able to approach them due to the ISIS snipers. Therefore we decided to help those wounded people since bullets could not penetrate my car.'

The BMW was hit 50 times by bullets and car eventually broke down as a result of the damage

The fighter said he had purchased the BMW four months before the drama unfolded for $9,000

The rescue unfolded as ISIS militants were attacking positions in Kirkuk in October

The wounded included Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens, he said.

'Sadly, one injured person died on the way to the hospital although he was lightly wounded, but he had not been transferred to hospital soon enough.'

The rescue unfolded as ISIS militants were attacking positions in Kirkuk in October.

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The fanatics were pushed back by local forces but the fierce fighting left scores dead and more than 200 injured.

According to Basnews, BMW offered to swap the vehicle for a new one so that they could display it in their museum.