Iraqi kops kill suicide bomber in Ramadi
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Federal Police Command informed that the Federal Police forces killed a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt and also destroyed an ISIS tunnel in eastern Ramadi.
The Command, in a statement, said, “This morning, Federal Police forces killed a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt and also destroyed an ISIS tunnel of 200 meters long at Khalidiya Island in eastern Ramadi.”
It is worthy to be mentioned here that a majority of the cities in Anbar were controlled by ISIS until the security forces launched extensive liberation battles and managed to regain control of Ramadi City, Heet district, Rutba and Karma Fallujah district after putting up a fierce fight against the ISIS.”
7 Iraqi border guards die in ISIS attack
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – At least seven Iraqi border guards were killed and 17 others injured in an ISIS attack at western Anbar on Tuesday, informed an army officer.
Informing about the attack, Colonel Waleed al-Dulaimi said, “ISIS militants attacked a headquarters of Iraqi border guards situated on the road linking Ratba city with the borders of Trebil crossing with Jordan.
“A number of ISIS members were also killed in the attack,” added Dulaimi.
It may be mentioned here that after ISIS captured Mosul and several other areas in mid 2014, Iraq has been suffering from a drastic security vacuum.
4 Iraqi border guards die in ISIS suicide attack
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – A source in Anbar Operations Command informed that four members of the border guards Commando Regiment were wounded in a suicide car bombing, which was shortly followed by an armed attack. The attack took place west of Ramadi.
Sharing details the source said, “A booby-trapped vehicle driven by a suicide bomber exploded this morning. The blast was made targeting the Command Regiment of Border Guards forces in al-Saqqar area west of Ramadi, and was followed by an armed attack launched by ISIS members, aresulting in the wounding of four members of the regiment members.”
“Security forces responded to the attack using light and medium weapons and killed tens of ISIS members while the other members managed to escape to the desert,” the source added.
3 ISIS Bad Guys pining for the Fjords in Heet
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Jazeera and Badiya Operations Command announced that three ISIS members were killed and a cache of weapons was destroyed in an airstrike carried out by the international coalition aviation, which was targeted on an ISIS gathering near Ramadi.
Commander of Jazeera and Badiya Operations Major General Qassim al-Mohamadi in a press statement, said, “International coalition aviation today bombed an ISIS gathering in Hayy al-Bakr, Heet Island some 70 km west of Ramadi, killing three ISIS members and destroying a cache of weapons and rockets.”
“Security forces from Jazeera Operations along with the Engineering Brigade and the 7th Brigade conducted a search operation and seized four plastic containers containing explosive substances and 17 IEDs,” Mohamadi further said, adding, “The security forces also cleaned 10 buildings in Juba of military remnants.”