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| Kirkuk Kombat Chronicle: 135 die |
| 2016-04-12 |
| Iraqi militia commander dies in bombing attack (IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A source in al-Hashd al-Turkmani announced on Sunday, that the commander of al-Abbas brigade was killed in a suicide bombing during the ongoing liberation operations of Kasabet al-Bashir area in southern Kirkuk. The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The commander of al-Abbas brigade Abu Ahmed al-Badri was killed in a suicide bombing in the village of Albu Moufarej in western Kasabet al-Bashir, during the advance of al-Hashd al-Shaabi forces to liberate the area in southern Kirkuk.” Noteworthy, al-Hashd al-Turkmani and the forces from al-Abbas brigade had carried out an operation to cleanse the areas of Tel Ahmed and al-Azba in southern Kirkuk, and raised the Iraqi flag over these areas. 134 ISIS, Militia troops die in battles in Bashir (IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A source in al-Hashd al-Turkmani announced on Sunday, that more than 134 members of ISIS and al-Hashd al-Shaabi were either killed or wounded during the cleansing battles of Kasabet al-Bashir area in southern Kirkuk. The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The cleansing battles of Kasabet al-Bashir area resulted in the killing of 40 ISIS fighters and wounding of more than 25 others,” pointing out that, “The clashes between ISIS and al-Hashd al-Shaabi forces led to the killing of nine members of al-Hashd al-Shaabi and injury of 60 others.” The source, who requested anonymity, added, “The forces from al-Hashd al-Shaabi managed to liberate the villages of Albu Moufarej and al-Mazraa west of Kasabet al-Bashir,” indicating that, “The Army Aviation managed to destroy three booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers.” |
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