Video has emerged of Islamic State fighters reportedly launching an 'assassination attempt' on the convoy of Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi.

The convoy was travelling near Mosul, in the north of Iraq, to visit troops at the Qayyarah airbase on Monday when the mortar attack occurred, it has been reported.

The dramatic video shows a machine gunner fighting back amid yelling and incoming fire from ISIS fighters repeatedly hitting the convoy.

However, it has reportedly been confirmed since that no one was injured.

The Iraqi Defence Ministry confirmed in a statement Al-Obeidi had survived an 'assassination attempt' but did not name the group involved, The Anadolu Agency said.

But the ministry had said Al-Obeidi’s convoy had come under fire from a mortar attack late Monday near the Imam Gharbi village, near an area held by the terrorist group.

The Telegraph reports that the video was initially posted on Al-Obeidi's Facebook page, then later released to the media by a member of the Iraqi ministry of defence.

The paper said Iraqi soldiers had recently established a defence south of Mosul but ISIS fighters were still able to mount the attack.