Military commander killed, 5 soldiers injured in ISIS attack south of Fallujah
Iraqi security forces fire an artillery during clashes with the ISIS militants in Jurf al-Nasr (Jurf al-Sakhr), 60 km from the capital Baghdad. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Saturday, a security source in Anbar province said, that the commander of the army’s 2nd brigade has been killed during an ISIS attack in south of Fallujah.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed IraqiNews.com, “Today, a force from the army’s 2nd brigade of the 32nd battalion had managed to repel an ISIS attack by 3 booby-trapped vehicles on the brigade’s headquarters in south of Fallujah,” pointing out that, “The attack resulted in killing the army commander of the 2nd brigade and injuring five soldiers.”
“The force was able to repel the attack by firing rockets and heavy artillery with coordination with the Iraqi Army Aviation (IAF) and the international coalition forces,” the source also added.