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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Islamic State Jihadists, Iraqi Policemen Killed in New Clashes



BAGHDAD – At least 23 Islamic State jihadists and seven policemen were killed in attacks and clashes north and west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, security sources told Efe on Monday.

A source in the Security Operations Command for Al Anbar province in western Iraq, said Iraqi troops, backed by local tribes, drove off an attack on the center of Ramadi, where government offices, local council and Security Operations Command headquarters are located.

The attackers advanced from four points using different kinds of weapons, according to the source, who did not say whether there were fatalities in the government ranks apart from 11 policemen who were wounded.

The fierce fighting lasted from Sunday night until Monday morning and resulted in 23 jihadists killed and three captured.

Meanwhile, another security source in the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad, said that seven policemen were killed and eleven others wounded in a large-scale jihadist attack that began on Sunday night.

The offensive began with a suicide bomber detonating a bomb at a security checkpoint before the extremists seized temporary control of the police station and government offices.

Security reinforcements, which had arrived early Monday, backed by military aircraft, managed to regain control over the area and completely expelled the IS jihadists, according to the source.

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