Forces foil ISIS attack bid north of Tikrit, gun down 72 fighters
(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – A security source in Salahuddin Province informed that 72 ISIS fighters were killed while they were trying to attack the security forces using booby-trapped vehicles north of Tikrit.
According to information shared by the source, it was mentioned, “The joint security forces not only foiled an ISIS attack on them at late hours yesterday, but they also managed to gun down 72 members of the terror organization. The ISIS fighters used booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers to target the security troops near Makhul. However, the forces were up to the task.”
“The forces repulsed the attack quite meticulously and there was no harm caused to the forces,” added the source.