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Security forces kill 10 ISIS elements in south of Tikrit

 Security forces kill 10 ISIS elements in south of Tikrit

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Representational file photo.
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Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) On Saturday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that ten elements of the ISIS group, including a senior ISIS leader, have been killed in clashes with the security forces in south of Tikrit.

The source, who requested to remain anonymous, told IraqiNews, “Violent clashes between the security forces‒ backed by al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia fighters‒ and the ISIS group militants broke out in the area of al-Thurthar in southwest of Samarra, located 40 km south of Tikrit,” pointing out that, “The clashes resulted in killing 10 elements of the group.”

“The key ISIS leader, known as Hamid Allawi, was one of the dead,” the source added.

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