Multiple Attacks in Anbar Province Kill Dozen Iraqi Army
KABUL: (Middle East Press) At least a dozen Iraqi soldiers and pro-government fighters have been killed in attacks by ISIL Takfiri militant group in the country’s violence-plagued western province of Anbar.
Security and medical officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said ISIL extremists threw a barrage of mortar shells at positions of the army and those of pro-government fighters outside the city of Haditha, located about 240 kilometers (150 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday.
Shortly afterwards, two bombers and three vehicles rigged with explosives struck the Iraqi forces.
Five soldiers and three pro-government fighters were also wounded in the attacks.
Also on Tuesday, an official in Iraq’s Justice Ministry was killed and his son seriously injured when an improvised explosive device targeted their vehicle in the capital’s northern neighborhood of Sha’ab.
Additionally, one civilian lost life and eight others, including two women and four children, sustained injuries when a spate of bombings shook Fallujah, located roughly 69 kilometers (43 miles) west of Baghdad.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. However, Iraqi officials usually blame such assaults on the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
