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Officer killed while dismantling IED in al-Sajariyah area east of Ramadi

 Officer killed while dismantling IED in al-Sajariyah area east of Ramadi

Archival photo.

Archival photo.
Archival photo.

(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – A security source in Anbar province said on Wednesday, that an officer within al-Hashed al-Asha’ri militia was killed while defusing a roadside bomb east of Ramadi.

The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “An explosive device that was planted on the side of a road in al-Sajariyah area east of Ramadi exploded against one of the officers within al-Hashed al-Asha’ri [militia] while he was trying to dismantle the bomb alongside the security forces and the engineering force.”

The source, who requested to remain anonymous, added, “The blast killed the officer,” noting that “The dead body was taken to the forensic medicine authority.”

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