Islamic State ground attacks kill 23 in Iraq Anbar province
Iraq has been rocked by another round of suicide attacks and mortar shelling by Islamic State (Isis) militants, killing at least 23 soldiers and government-connected militia fighters. The attacks took place today (23 August) in the disputed Anbar province in the west of the capital Bagdad Iraqi military and police officials confirmed. The authorities said […]Mark Banham reports for the International Business Times:
Iraq has been rocked by another round of suicide attacks and mortar shelling by Islamic State (Isis) militants, killing at least 23 soldiers and government-connected militia fighters. The attacks took place today (23 August) in the disputed Anbar province in the west of the capital Bagdad Iraqi military and police officials confirmed.
The authorities said that today's attack killed 17 soldiers and six Sunni militia fighters, and took place in the district of Jaramshah north of Anbar's capital Ramadi. Reports said that the chief of the army operations in Anbar Major General Qassim al-Dulaimi was slightly wounded in the attack, but was in no immediate danger.
