BAGHDAD, Jul 18 (NNN-NINA) – Four Iraqi soldiers were killed yesterday, in an attack by militants of the extremist Daesh group, in the northern province of Kirkuk, a provincial police source said.
The attack took place in the morning, when the Daesh militants opened fire on an army outpost, in a village near the al-Dibis area, north-west of the namesake provincial capital, Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, Falah al-Obaidi, said.
The attack sparked a fierce clash that resulted in the killing of the four Iraqi soldiers, al-Obaidi said.
Iraqi security forces arrived at the scene and launched a search for the attackers in the nearby rugged area.
The security situation in Iraq has been improving since Iraqi security forces fully defeated the Daesh militants across the country late in 2017.
However, Daesh remnants have since melted in urban areas or deserts and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians.– NNN-NINA
