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Anbar Antics
 5 ISIS Bad Guys smoked in airstrike near Qadisiyah Lake Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Commander of the army’s 7th brigade, Major General Numan Abed al-Zawbaei announced on Thursday, that an airstrike carried out by the international coalition air force killed five members of the Islamic State, north of Qadisiyah Lake in Anbar Province. Zawbaei said in a press statement, “The international coalition aircraft bombarded a number of terrorists, riding a vehicle carrying mortar shells, north of Qadisiyah Lake in Haditha District, west of Ramadi.” “The airstrike resulted in the killing five terrorist, as well as destroying the vehicle,” Zawbaei added. Haditha District is fully controlled by security forces and tribal fighters, while the Islamic State is launching attacks on the district from time to time. Iraqi militia units drives back ISIS attack in al-Rahaliyah area Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Forces from al-Hashd al-Shaabi repulsed an attack launched by the Islamic State group on al-Rahaliyah area in Anbar Province, a source told Alsumaria News reported on Thursday. The source said, “A number of the Islamic State’s members, riding a vehicle, attacked al-Hashd al-Shaabi forces in al-Ankour area in al-Rahaliyah vicinity, wounding two volunteer soldiers.” “The security forces managed to kill a member of the Islamic State group and wounding two others,” the source added on condition of anonymity. Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq group, part of the Public Mobilization forces, warned earlier of the presence of Islamic State’s members in Rahiliyah area, near Karbala province. Posted by: badanov 2017-01-27 |
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