Border Guards clash with Islamic State west of Anbar
Iraqi border guards stand along the Iraq-Syria border. (file photo)
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Commander of Anbar Border Guards, Lieutenant General Ammar al-Kobessi, announced on Sunday, that his forces clashed with members of the Islamic State, west of the province, while pointed out that a number of suspects were arrested, west of Rutba District.
Kobbesi said in a press statement, “Today, forces from the Border Guards of the second section in Anbar, the command’s commando brigade and al-Hashd al-Ashaeri raided Albu Hayat village, west of Trebil-Waleed intersection in Rutba District (310 km west of Ramadi).”
“The security forces clashed with the Islamic State’s members on the outskirts of the village, while also managed to dismantle five improvised explosive devices and removed four others, which were planted in the area,” he further explained.
“A number of suspects were also arrested and several vehicle were seized in Albu Hayat village,” Kobessi added.