IS Stepping Up Attacks in Iraq’s North
Published on: Thursday 01 August 2019
Islamic State (IS) militants killed four security officials late Wednesday near the northern city of Kirkuk, local officials said.
The attack, which was carried out on a checkpoint manned by local Kurdish security forces, also left at least eight people wounded, local sources said.
“At least 15 IS militants, including a couple snipers, were involved in the overnight raid,” a senior Iraqi security official told VOA.
The Iraqi official, who refused to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to reporters, added that the militants used mortars in the Wednesday attack.
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