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ISIS attack kills two security forces near northern Iraqi oilfields
[Jpost] Two members of Iraq's security forces were killed and three maimed when Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... forces of Evil attacked checkpoints in the Allas oilfields area of the northern Salahuddin province on Monday, the military said in a statement. The Allas oilfield, 35 km (20 miles) south of Hawija, was one of the main sources of revenue for Islamic State, which in 2014 declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria. Iraq declared victory over the hardline Sunni forces of Evil in late 2017 after pushing them out of all territory it held in the country. They have since reverted to hit-and-run insurgency tactics aimed at destabilizing the government in Baghdad. "Elements of the terrorist ISIS  ...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...gangs attacked two security checkpoints in the Alas oilfields area of Salahuddin province, and an improvised bomb blew up a vehicle belonging to security forces stationed there, leading to the martyrdom of two of them," the statement said. Militants also opened fire on the security forces who attempted to evacuate the bodies, injuring three more. A joint force consisting of regular troops and mostly Iran-backed Shi'ite paramilitary groups known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces is pursuing the attackers, the statement said. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-10-22 |
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