Joint security forces foil ISIS attack on Haditha west of Ramadi
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – A source in the leadership of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi in Anbar Province announced on Sunday, that the security forces were able to repel an ISIS attack and kill five ISIS elements in the southern axis of Haditha west of Ramadi.
The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The joint security forces had managed to repel an attack by ISIS on the southern axis of Haditha District (170 km west of Ramadi), resulting in the death of five [ISIS] elements.”
The source added, “The security forces began to expand its presence in the southern axis of Haditha in order to address any potential breach.”