ISIS planted IED kills one and injures four in southern Kirkuk
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(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A security source in Kirkuk informed that due to the explosion of an IED, placed on a road in southern Kirkuk, a family of five was badly affected as it killed one man and injured four others.
“The family was trying to escape ISIS grip from al-Rashad in southern Kirkuk. The family, which was affected in the balst, consisted of three children and the parents. In the blast, the father was killed and the remaining four were severely injured,” the source added sharing details.
“ISIS has planted IEDs along the roads linking between the areas it controls and the areas controlled by the security forces and this is done to prevent families from fleeing,” the source further added.