BAGHDAD, Aug 1 (NNN-NINA) – Four people were killed and six others wounded, in twin attacks by militants of the extremist Daesh group, in western and eastern Iraq, security sources said yesterday.
In the western province of Anbar, the militants attacked a policeman’s house, outside the town of Heet, some 160 km west of Baghdad, at about 2:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT), Maj. Abdul-Sattar al-Dulaimi of the provincial police, said.
The attack resulted in the death of the policeman, his father and brother, al-Dulaimi said, adding that, security forces have launched an operation to track down the attackers.
On Friday night, the Daesh militants opened fire at an Iraqi army position, at a residential area, outside the town of Jalawlaa, in the eastern province of Diyala, Abbas al-Nadawi, of the provincial police said.
A soldier was killed and six people were wounded in the attack, al-Nadawi added.
The security situation in Iraq has been improving since Iraqi security forces defeated the Daesh militants 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
