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18 ISIS militants killed in armed clashes with security forces north of Tikrit

 18 ISIS militants killed in armed clashes with security forces north of Tikrit

Federal Police forces. File photo.

Federal Police elements. File photo.
Federal Police elements. Archival photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – The leadership of the Federal Police announced on Thursday the killing of 18 militants from the so-called ISIS, including a sniper, during armed clashes with the security forces north of Tikrit in Salahuddin Province.

The Federal police Captain Raed Shakir Jawdat said in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com, “Armed clashes broke out between a force from the Federal Police and ISIS members near a fertilizers factory on the road between Baiji and Sharqat north of Tikrit,” pointing out that, “18 ISIS fighters were killed during the clashes, including a sniper.”

Jawdat added, “The security forces also managed to detonate two car bombs during the operation.”

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