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Dozens of IS militants killed in Anbar province
[UPI] Sources say dozens of Islamic State fighters died in clashes with pro-government forces in the Anbar province and other locations in Iraq on Sunday. A provincial security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iraqi army forces used artillery to kill 26 IS militants near the city of Haditha, while security forces defending positions near the IS-held city of Hit killed 15 attacking IS militants. Iraqi airstrikes on IS-controlled Fallujah reportedly killed 10 people and injured 19. Residents there accused the government of indiscriminate attacks, but defense officials said the strikes only targeted IS positions. Meanwhile, Shia militias known as Popular Mobilization Forces killed nine IS fighters in an attack on IS positions near the city of Samarra in Salahudin province. Also on Sunday, unidentified attackers gunned down the director of operations for Iraq's state-run North Oil Company as he left his office in Kirkuk. Posted by: ryuge 2015-06-29 |
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