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Security forces foil ISIS attack on Ajil oil field

 Security forces foil ISIS attack on Ajil oil field

Iraqi security forces. File photo.

Iraqi security forces. File photo.
Iraqi security forces. File photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – A security source in Salahuddin province informed on Thursday, that security forces backed by al-Hashed al-Shaabi fighters foiled an ISIS attack east of Tikrit.

Sharing details the source said, “A unit of the Oil Police Force, supported by  al-Hashed al-Shaabi members, thwarted an ISIS attack which was targeted on Ajil oil field, 20 km east of Tikrit. ISIS suffered severe casualties in the attack.”

“A large force of al-Hashed al-Shaabi went to Ajil oil field to assign the security forces, which led to the escape of ISIS militants,” the source added.

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