Joint forces kill 10 ISIS militants, destroy 7 vehicles in Salahuddin
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Diyali (IraqiNews.com) The Security Committee in Diyali Provincial Council announced on Thursday, that 10 ISIS elements have been killed and 7 armored vehicles were destroyed during battles in Salahuddin.
The president of the security committee, Sadek al-Husseini, informed IraqiNews, “Joint forces, consisting of Diyali police force and the 5th Division units, with support from al-Hashed al-Sha’bi fighters, have carried out 3 operations in the areas of Ta’is, Sheikh Mohamed and Abu Talha,” pointing out that, “The violent clashes between the security forces and the ISIS group elements resulted in killing 10 militants and destroying 7 armored vehicles that belonged to them.”
“Some intelligence sources have identified a Saudi national among the dead of the ISIS group,” the source added.
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