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| Baghdad: Iraqi forces strike back at ISIS bases |
| 2015-05-26 |
| [Rudaw] Iraqi security forces have attacked at least nine ISIS bases and killed 37 bad boy fighters in two separate operations in Anbar, the Baghdad government said Monday. "The military operation by security forces under the Baghdad command to recapture Garma is still underway," Iraq's Ministry of Defense announced. The disputed town of Garma is in a strategic area of Anbar province to the west of the Iraqi capital. "In their latest offensive in Garma, Iraqi security forces defused 25 planted bombs and three explosive-rigged homes, while destroying at least nine Daesh positions and two armored vehicles," the statement said. According to the statement, at least two jihadists were killed in Garma. There has no mention of casualties on the Iraqi side. In a separate statement, Iraqi commander Nasser Ghanem announced Monday that Iraqi security forces launched a successful counterattack on ISIS attack in the town of Baghdadi, killing at least 35 faceless myrmidons and destroying five of the group's armored vehicles and one military base. |
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