IED explosion injures 2 volunteer soldiers northeast of Diyala
An IED explosion. File photo.
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Diyala Province revealed that two members of al-Hashd al-Shaabi were injured by the explosion of an improvised explosive device, northeast of the province, Alsumaria News reported on Sunday.
The source said, “An improvised explosive device, emplaced on the roadside in Wadi Abu Sakhol area exploded, at noon today, near a joint forces’ patrol, wounding a soldier and a fighter of al-Hashd al-Shaabi.”
“The wounded were transferred to a nearby medical center,” the source added on condition of anonymity.
Noteworthy, Islamic State group and other extremist groups are usually attacking security patrols in the different areas of Diyala.