The Battle of Zumar is an ongoing battle between the Islamic State and Kurdish Peshmerga troops over the city of Zumar. It started when the Islamic State launched an offensive in Zumar on August 1 by the help of the local Arabs in the area.On August 31, Kurdish Peshmerga troops entered Zumar. The Kurdish forces launched the offensive after capturing the Ain Zala oilfields just outside of Zumar two days earlier. The Islamic State (IS) fighters torched three oil wells as they retreated from Ain Zala. The Peshmerga have been able to recapture several Islamic State-controlled towns after receiving weaponry from France and other nations. As a result of the attacks by Peshmerga forces on the Zumar, more than 92 Islamic State militants have been killed and wounded 160, taken to hospitals in Mosul with severe injuries. On September 2, the Kurdish claimed to have driven the Islamic State out of the entire Zumar district.By Rudaw News