Clashes erupt between Iraqi forces and ISIS elements east of al-Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The leader of the First Martyr Battalion of al-Buraq forces within al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia, Wathiq al-Fartousi, said on Monday, that violent clashes broke out between the joint security forces and ISIS elements east of al-Baghdadi District.
Fartousi said in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The security forces as well as the First Martyr Battalion of al-Buraq forces within al-Hashed al-Sha’bi [militia] has clashed with the ISIS elements after the latter attacked a checkpoint belonging to the army’s Seventh Division east of al-Baghdadi (90 km west of Ramadi).”
He added, “The security forces as well as al-Hashed al-Sha’bi [militia], backed by the aviation, had managed to detonate 5 booby-trapped vehicles for [ISIS] and kill 25 suicide bombers wearing explosive belts,” pointing out that, “Confrontations by the security forces and al-Hashed al-Sha’bi against the [ISIS] elements are still ongoing.”