The jihadist group Islamic State claimed right this moment, by means of a put up on Telegram, duty for yesterday’s assault in northeastern Iraq.
5 troopers had been killed and 5 others had been wounded within the assault that occurred between Diyala and Salahaddin provinces, in an space the place jihadist cells nonetheless function. Almost seven years after the Iraqi authorities declared whole victory over the jihadists, the assaults haven’t stopped.
Iraq’s Ministry of Protection issued an announcement expressing its grief over the lack of Colonel Khalid Naji Wasak and troopers who had been subjected to a “terrorist assault”. Iraqi safety forces repelled the assault however suffered heavy casualties, the assertion mentioned.
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