Security kills Islamic State suicide attacker in Salahuddin
An Iraqi security checkpoint (representational photo)
Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said, “one of the personnel of Samarra Operations Command at a checkpoint opened fire in the evening against a suicide attacker who tried to approach Dijla weapon stash, northwest of Samarra, which caused his immediate death.”
“Security troops took precautionary measures fearing similar attacks,” the source, who preferred anonymity, added.
Federal Police announced, late September, liberation of eastern Shirqat, the group’s holdout in north of the province. 225 militants had been killed since the launch of operations in Shirqat.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and the Joint Operations Command announced on September 21, the launch of first phase of operations to liberate Hawija and western Shirqat. Federal Police, Rapid Response and the pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) took part in the attack, according to the command.
In September 2016, the Iraqi army recaptured the western coast of Shirqat, located south of Mosul, on the west bank of the Tigris river, after being surrounded for months by Iraqi troops and the pro-government Shi’ite militias.
Iraqi troops still have only western Anbar’s towns of Rawa and Qaim remain under the militant’s control