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Iraqi security forces kill five militants linked with ISIS north of Baqubah

 Iraqi security forces kill five militants linked with ISIS north of Baqubah

Iraqi security forces. File photo.

Iraqi security forces. Archival photo.
Iraqi security forces. Archival photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Diyali – The commander of Dijla Operations, Lt. Gen. Mezher al-Azzawi, announced on Sunday the killing of five elements linked with the ISIS during a security operation north of Baqubah.

Azzawi said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “A force from the Ninth Emergency Regiment of Diyali Police succeeded in a tactical operation in the vicinity of al-Azeem Al-Arroai (76 km north of Baqubah), [resulting] in the death of five ISIS militants, including a leader, that represent a dangerous cell.”

Azzawi added, “The cell was involved in many acts of violence.”

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