AP, Baghdad :
Government forces and Shiite militiamen repelled an Islamic State group attack Friday that left 10 soldiers dead in western Iraq’s Anbar province, officials said.
The militants attacked the government-held town of Khalidiyah with mortars and five suicide car bombs, Anbar councilman Athal al-Fahdawi said. They retreated after an hours-long battle, leaving behind 12 dead fighters. Some were hiding in houses in nearby Abu Flais village, Al-Fahdawi said.
Police and army officers said at least 10 soldiers were killed. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Meanwhile, the Islamic State group’s Radio al-Bayan said IS militants seized positions in the Khalidyah area after attacking Iraqi troops and Shiite militias with car bombs.
Government forces and Shiite militiamen repelled an Islamic State group attack Friday that left 10 soldiers dead in western Iraq’s Anbar province, officials said.
The militants attacked the government-held town of Khalidiyah with mortars and five suicide car bombs, Anbar councilman Athal al-Fahdawi said. They retreated after an hours-long battle, leaving behind 12 dead fighters. Some were hiding in houses in nearby Abu Flais village, Al-Fahdawi said.
Police and army officers said at least 10 soldiers were killed. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Meanwhile, the Islamic State group’s Radio al-Bayan said IS militants seized positions in the Khalidyah area after attacking Iraqi troops and Shiite militias with car bombs.
