2021-05-01 10:36:01 GMT2021-05-01 18:36:01(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BAGHDAD, May 1 (Xinhua) At least four soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by extremist Islamic State (IS) militants north of the Iraqi capital, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
Two others were wounded by a roadside bomb that the militants had planted and detonated in the Tarmiyah area, some 30 km north of Baghdad, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement, citing initial reports.
Reinforcement troops backed by helicopters have been searching the area for hours since early morning for the attackers, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, a local police source told Xinhua that the bomb attack was followed by a fierce clash between IS militants and the troops and that the death toll could rise.
Al menos 13 muertos por ataques del EI y 2 secuestrados en el norte de Irak
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Mueren cuatro soldados en Iraq por explosión
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