BAGHDAD, Apr 17 (NNN-NINA) – “Two soldiers of the engineering corps, in the Iraqi army were killed and two others wounded, while dismantling an explosive device planted on the outskirts of the town of Qara-Tappa, some 175 km north-east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad,” the town’s Mayor, Wasfi al-Tamimi, said.
Over the past few months, Iraqi security forces have carried out deadly attacks, against the extremist Daesh militants, to crackdown on their intensified activities.
The security situation in Iraq has improved after Iraqi forces defeated the Daesh in 2017. Yet Daesh remnants have since melted into urban centres, deserts, and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians.– NNN-NINA
