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Iraq
Samarra Suddenesses
2015-02-19
Iraqi forces repel ISIS attack on Samarra, kill, wound 50 militants

[IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that the Iraqi security forces have repelled a violent attack by the ISIS group militants in southwest of Samarra.

The source stated to IraqiNews in an interview, “Security forces backed by al-Hashed al-Sha’bi troops and the Iraqi Air Force fighters have managed to repel an attack by the ISIS group on the headquarters of the security forces in the area of Watban in southwest of Samarra district, located 40 km south of Tikrit.”

“The violent clashes between the two sides resulted in killing and injuring more than 50 ISIS elements, in addition to destroying 6 armored vehicles that belonged to the group,” the source added.

Car bomb explosion targets volunteers in Samarra

[IraqiNews.com] About 22 volunteers were either killed or injured on Wednesday due to a boom-mobile kaboom in Samarra city of southern Salah-il-Din province.

Security source reported to IraqiNews.com "A boom-mobile driven by a jacket wallah exploded targeted a headquarter for the volunteers in Samarra, killing seven volunteers and injuring 15 others."

"Ambulances rushed to the kaboom site in order to transfer the casualties to the hospital for treatment," the source added.
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