ISIS attack in Anbar kills seven Iraqi border guards
Iraqi army forces. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – At least seven Iraqi border guards were killed and 17 others injured in an ISIS attack at western Anbar on Tuesday, informed an army officer.
Informing about the attack, Colonel Waleed al-Dulaimi said, “ISIS militants attacked a headquarters of Iraqi border guards situated on the road linking Ratba city with the borders of Trebil crossing with Jordan.
“A number of ISIS members were also killed in the attack,” added Dulaimi.
It may be mentioned here that after ISIS captured Mosul and several other areas in mid 2014, Iraq has been suffering from a drastic security vacuum.