Bomb blast kills 2 volunteer soldiers, wounds 3 others northeast of Baqubah
A volunteer soldier from the Iraqi Volunteer Forces (better known as al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia). File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Diyali – A security source in Diyali province said on Monday, that two elements of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi had been killed and three others were injured in a bomb blast northeast of Baqubah.
The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “This evening, an explosive device that was emplaced on a road in Hamrin Hills (61 km northeast of Baqubah) went off against a patrol belonging to al-Hashed al-Sha’bi, resulting in the death of two [elements] and wounding three others.”
The source, who asked anonymity, added, “A security force blockaded the area of the incident and transferred the injured to a nearby hospital and the two dead bodies to the forensic medicine authority.”