BAGHDAD: Islamic State claimed accountability on Tuesday for an assault on Monday concentrating on an military submit in northern Iraq which safety sources mentioned had killed a commanding officer and 4 troopers.
The assault passed off between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, a rural space that is still a hotbed of exercise for militant cells years after Iraq declared closing victory over the extremist group in 2017.
Safety forces repelled the assault, the defence ministry mentioned on Monday in an announcement mourning the lack of a colonel and quite a few others from the regiment. The safety sources mentioned 5 others had additionally been wounded.
Islamic State mentioned in an announcement on Telegram it had focused the barracks with machine weapons and grenades.
Iraq has seen relative safety stability in recent times after the chaos of the 2003-U.S.-led invasion and years of bloody sectarian battle that adopted.
The assault passed off between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, a rural space that is still a hotbed of exercise for militant cells years after Iraq declared closing victory over the extremist group in 2017.
Safety forces repelled the assault, the defence ministry mentioned on Monday in an announcement mourning the lack of a colonel and quite a few others from the regiment. The safety sources mentioned 5 others had additionally been wounded.
Islamic State mentioned in an announcement on Telegram it had focused the barracks with machine weapons and grenades.
Iraq has seen relative safety stability in recent times after the chaos of the 2003-U.S.-led invasion and years of bloody sectarian battle that adopted.
