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21 ISIS Turbans die in airstrikes near Rawa

Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Twenty-one militants of Islamic State were killed as three rest houses of the group were destroyed, west of Anbar province, a military source said.

“The U.S.-led coalition jets shelled three rest houses of IS in the town of Rawa, 230 KM west of Ramadi,” the source told AlSumaria News on Sunday.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said, “21 members of IS, including leaders, were killed, while the rest houses were destroyed as a result of the shelling.”

Several military operations were launched over the past few days to comb desert regions in the province, killing dozens of militants.

Last week, additional U.S. forces reportedly arrived to a military base in Anbar to take part in the security campaign against IS militants.

In March, reports indicated possible joint operations by the Iraqi and U.S. forces to clear IS-held towns of Annah, Rawa and Qaim near the borders with Syria .

Rawa is an IS stronghold that has been held by the militants along with Annah and Qaim since 2014, when the group proclaimed its self-styled ‘Islamic State’.

Islamic State is believed to be holding thousands in some western regions in Anbar to use them as human shields against any future security offensive.

Fighter jets from the Iraqi army and the international coalition have also regularly pounded IS locations in the province.
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35 ISIS Bad Guys die in airstrikes near Kabisa

Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s War Media Cell announced, on Sunday, killing 35 terrorists, in addition to destroying a cache of weapons and two hideouts, west of Anbar.

The cell said in a statement that Jazeera and Anbar Operations Commands started to search the areas of Haditha Warehouses and Wadi Houran, southwest of Kabisa.

The operation resulted in the killing of 14 terrorists of the Islamic State, the statement added. Also, an international coalition air strike destroyed two hideouts and killed 21 terrorists in Rawa District.

Noteworthy, Iraqi Army Aviation and international coalition air force are intensifying air strikes on important targets and headquarters, belonging to the Islamic State, west of Anbar, in preparation to liberate the area from the terrorist group’s control.

10 Iraqi security elements die in fighting with ISIS

Rutba (IraqiNews.com) A security source informed that ten security members and 20 others were wounded in an attack launched by the Islamic State group on east of Rutba, Alsumaria News reported on Sunday.

The source said that members of the Islamic State group attacked a convoy of security forces, this evening, in al-Sakkar area, east of Rutba, killing ten security members and wounding 20 others.

Earlier today, Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s War Media Cell announced killing 35 terrorists, in addition to destroying a cache of weapons and two hideouts, west of Anbar.

9 Iraqi soldiers die, 7 kidnapped by ISIS

Anbar (BasNews) Islamic State (IS) militants attacked on Sunday the Iraqi troops in Rutba town located in western Anbar province near the Syrian border, killing and injuring 18 soldiers, and abducting 7 others.

A security source stated an Iraqi force of 60 border guards was ambushed by IS militants on their way to their base in Rutba town.

The attack was resulted in the death of 9 Iraqi troops and injuring 18 others with 7 other troops being captured by the militants.

According to the source, the extremists took advantage of the bad weather to conduct the offensive.
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