Army forces foil ISIS attack in Thurthar area north of Ramadi
(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – Anbar Operations Command announced on Saturday, that the army forces had managed to repel an attack by ISIS on a security headquarters north of the city of Ramadi, while pointed out to the destruction of three booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers as well as the death of dozens of ISIS elements.
Ismail al-Mahalawi, the commander of Anbar Operations, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The tenth division foiled an ISIS attack on its headquarters in the area of al-Thurthar north of Ramadi,” adding that, “The division’s troops detonated two booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers, while the international coalition aviation destructed a third one,” noting that, “The clashes between the [ISIS] elements and the division’s troops resulted in killing tens of [ISIS] elements.”