Iraqi security forces clashed with the Islamic State group north of Baghdad on Saturday, leaving at least five jihadists and two security personnel dead. A joint force of army troops and state-sponsored tribal fighters raided an IS hideout in the leafy plains of Tarmiyah, according to a statement from the military. "We had learnt that IS was holding a meeting there to plan for attacks.
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Iraq: Rockets target airbase near Baghdad after clashes with IS
Attack on base housing US defence firm injures contractor and came hours after Iraqi forces raided a nearby Islamic State hideout amid increasing tensions
A doctor treats a man wounded in a rocket attack on US forces at Erbil airport, northern Iraq, on 15 February (Reuters) By Published date: 20 February 2021 20:16 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago
Four rockets hit the Al-Balad airbase north of the Iraqi capital on Saturday, the military said, as security sources told AFP a local contractor for a US company managing Iraq s F-16s had been wounded.
TARMIYAH: Iraqi security forces clashed with the militant Islamic State group north of Baghdad on Saturday, leaving at least five jihadists and two security personnel dead.
A joint force of army troops and state-sponsored tribal fighters raided an IS hideout in the leafy plains of Tarmiyah, according to a statement from the military.
“We had learnt that IS was holding a meeting there to plan for attacks on the capital Baghdad,” Ahmad Salim, head of the Baghdad Operations Command, said near the site of the fighting.
Ensuing clashes killed five IS fighters and two tribal pro-government forces, the military statement said.