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Iraq
Two Islamic State members killed near borders between Diyala, Salahuddin
2018-07-14
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) The pro-government paramilitary troops have killed two Isamic State members near borders between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, a security source said on Thursday.

Speaking to Almaalomah website, the source said, "troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) killed, today, two 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....
members near Mutaibija, between Diyala and Salahuddin."

The two turbans, according to the source, "were planning to infiltrate into Diyala, possessing weapons."

PMFs, as well as other security troops, "are still purging desert regions to clear it out of Islamic State members," the source added.
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