Baghdad: At least 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in the eastern province of Di...
Baghdad: At least 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in the eastern province of Diyala, police said on Friday. The attack took place after midnight when IS militants attacked an army outpost in the Udheim area, 60 km north of Diyala’s provincial capital Baquba, a senior police officer said.
The attackers killed 11
soldiers, including an officer, before fleeing, said al-Saadi, who
confirmed that the soldiers were surprised by the attack, as the attackers took
advantage of the significant drop in temperatures and attacked the military
outpost.
The Iraqi security
forces in the Diyala province are on high alert after the attack, while
high-ranking security officials from the provincial Operations Command arrived
at the scene to investigate the incident, he added.
Over the past months,
IS militants have intensified their attacks against Iraqi security forces in
the provinces which the militants had previously controlled, leaving dozens
dead and wounded.
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