This is reported by SHAFAQ News.
According to preliminary reports, IS terrorists attacked law enforcement officers in a village north of Baghdad in Kirkuk province.
The number of injured is not reported, but at least seven Iraqi police officers are known to have died.
The entrance to the settlement is mined, which complicates the arrival of reinforcements.
The clashes continue.
French President Emmanuel Macron previously expressed concern about the intensification of the activities of the Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria.
* "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.