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Paramilitary troops refute claims on clashes with Islamic State in Hawija
 Kirkuk (Iraqinews.com) ‐ Pro-government troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) denied on Wednesday media reports about armed festivities with forces of Evil of the Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS) group in Hawija district, in southwestern Kirkuk, ... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time... yesterday. In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Baghdad Today, the troops described reports circulated in mass media about the above-mentioned incident as "completely wrong." The statement made it clear that an explosive charge left over by Islamic State forces of Evil went off in Hawija district last night, leaving a fighter of al-Hashd al-Shaabi dead and two others injured, including a policeman. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-04-26 |
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