Three Islamic State suicide attackers killed in operation, north of Ramadi
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Three Islamic State members, including a senior leader, were killed in a security operation, north of Ramadi, Anbar, a source was quoted saying on Tuesday.
Speaking to BasNews website, the source said, Anbar police “managed to destroy a rest house in al-Bou Theyab region, north of Ramadi, leaving three suicide attackers, including Omar Safwak, known as al-Chichani.”
“Troops destroyed a huge amount of weapons and explosives that were at the rest house, where the attackers were hiding,” the source said.
Security forces, according to the source, “will continue the operations in search for other hideouts for the militants in the al-Jazeera desert.”
400 IS militants planning to resume terrorist activities from Anbar — source
Anbar (Iraqinews.com) – About 400 Islamic State (IS) militants managed to sneak from Syria into the Iraqi province of Anbar as they currently plan to resume their terrorist activities from there, a security source was quoted as saying Tuesday.
“Intelligence information confirmed that there are about 400 IS extremists, including foreign fighters, in Wadi Hauran and Wadi al-Qadhf in western Anbar, who managed to infiltrate into Iraq coming from Syria earlier,” the source said.
The source warned that the IS infiltrators are now “planning to resume their terrorist activities by targeting recently-liberated areas in western Anbar.” He further accused the U.S.-led international coalition of failing to target those extremists despite confirmed reports about their presence in Anbar desert.