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Anti-Islamic State coalition say Iraqi forces, Kurdish Peshmerga agree on ceasefire

Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reach agreement on Friday to stop fighting in Northern Iraq.

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reached an agreement on Friday to stop fighting in northern Iraq, the media office of the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition said.

A spokesman for the coalition in Baghdad told Reuters the ceasefire agreement covered all fronts.

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