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Iraq

Eleven Iraqi soldiers killed in suspected ISIS attack

2022-01-22

[Rudaw] Eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed overnight in a suspected Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) attack in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, an official confirmed the corpse count to state media on Friday.

Ten soldiers and one officer were killed when an Iraqi base was raided early Friday, Diyala governor Muthanna al-Tamimi said, adding that the Iraqi army were caught unprepared, alleging negligence.

"The main reason is the soldiers' neglect in carrying out their duties, because the base is completely fortified with thermal cameras, night vision, as well as a concrete watchtower," he said.

The attack took place around 2:30 am, against an Iraqi base in the Hawi al-Azim area, a senior military official based in the province told AFP on the condition of anonymity while claiming that ISIS had launched the offensive.

"Eleven soldiers... have been killed during an attack carried out by the Islamic State... targeting a base of the army," the source added.

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday described the attack as a "despicable and unsuccessful attempt" to target Iraq’s security.

No group has grabbed credit for the offensive.

The terror group launched over 257 offensives, killing 387, and injuring 518 people, including Iraqi and Kurdish fighters over the past year.

Al Ahram adds:

The brazen attack more than 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad, was one of the deadliest targeting the Iraqi military in recent months.

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