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Iraq
Iraqi army, Kurdish troops repulse Islamic State attack in Diyala
2018-05-10
Diyala (Iraqinews.com) ‐ Iraqi army, backed by Kurdish security forces, repulsed late on Tuesday an attack by 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group in Diyala, a security source was quoted as saying.

According to the source, "An attack by Islamic State gunnies took place at 11:30 pm near a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Jalawla in eastern Diyala."

The troops managed to repulse the attack, which lasted for 30 minutes, the source told Shafaq News.
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