15 Islamic State militants killed in joint operation, west of Anbar
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Five Islamic State members were killed in a joint operation, west of Anbar, the Iraqi Interior Minister said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the ministry’s Security Media Center, said “the Jazeera Operations Command, in collaboration with the U.S.-led Coalition troops, managed to kill 15 militants inside a cave, northeast of Akashat region.”
The cave, according to the center, “included explosive belts and weapons for the militants.”
Security conscript killed, while detonating IED, west of Anbar
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) A security conscript was killed while trying to detonate an explosive, west of Anbar, a source from the command of mobilization forces said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Almaalomah website, the source said “a bomb from the remnants of war against Islamic State was placed near one of the main roads that leads to al-Sakra region in Annah town. As it went off, it caused the death of a security conscript, called Saad al-Namrawi.”
Security troops, according to the source, “imposed tight security measures there and carried out a campaign in search for other explosives. The victim’s body was transferred to forensic medicine department.”