Volunteer forces repel ISIS attack southeast of Thurthar, Anbar
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(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The brigades of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia announced on Tuesday, that the forces of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi had managed to repel an ISIS attack by a booby-trapped vehicle on the defensive lines of al-Hashed southeast of Thurthar.
The brigades of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Our forces managed to foil an ISIS suicide attack by a booby-trapped vehicle on the first defensive line southeast of Thurthar,” pointing out that, “The forces foiled the attack and seized the vehicle after the terrorists had escaped from it.”
The statement also added, “The engineering force was able to dismantle the booby-trapped vehicle that had contained 30 high-explosive devices.”