4 Islamic State members killed as troops repel attack, north of Salahuddin
Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) The pro-government paramilitary troops have killed four Islamic State members while repelling an attack, north of Salahuddin, a security source from the province said on Wednesday.
“Troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) managed, today, to repulse an attack by Islamic State near Sedeira village in Shirqat town, north of Salahuddin,” the source told Almaalomah website. “The forces managed to kill four IS members while thwarting the attack.”
Villages of Shirqat witness attacks every now and then by Islamic State members in an attempt to infiltrate into the region, the source added.
Four paramilitary personnel killed, injured in bomb blast in Salahuddin
Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Four paramilitary personnel were killed and injured in a bomb blast in Tuz Khurmatu town, in Salahuddin, a security source from the province said on Wednesday.
Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said “one of the personnel of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) was killed, while three others were wounded, in the evening, as a bomb went off in Hamreen region, on Tuz Khurmatu-Tikrit road.”
The bomb, according to the source, “was placed on the side of a road and exploded as the patrol was passing.”
The victim was transferred to forensic medicine department, while the injured were taken to hospital for treatment, the source, who preferred anonymity, added.