Colonel Mohammed al-Jubouri, a provincial police source, said the kaboom took place on Saturday as voluntary fighters, better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, were securing roads leading to polling centers in Mes'hag district, located some 50 kilometers north of the scenic provincial capital Tikrit.
The development came a day after a joint force from Iraqi army forces and Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters raided a hideout of ISIS Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...Death Eaters in Rufai'at area, situated some 80 kilometers southwest of Tikrit, killing six bombers wearing boom belts.
The Iraqi forces carried out the operation following intelligence reports that a group of ISIS Death Eaters were preparing to attack polling stations in several parts of the province during Saturday's elections.
Parliamentary polls kicked off at 7:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) as voters lined up to cast their ballots.