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Nine people were killed late Monday when unidentified gunmen raided a house in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, an Iraqi military officer said.
The attackers believed to be from Daesh terrorist group stormed the house of a Hashd al-Shaabi fighter in eastern Ramadi, the provincial capital, Major Jamal al-Halbusi told Anadolu Agency.
The assailants who disguised in military uniforms killed nine people, including the fighter and a tribal chief, and injured three others.
Daesh terrorists executed a civilian and a member of the Iraqi security forces in this northern province, local police said on Tuesday.The victims were kidnapped from villages in the south of the province, with the civilian allegedly providing Iraqi authorities with intelligence on the region, according to a police spokesman. The security officer was executed by gunfire.Last year, officials in Baghdad declared Daesh's military presence in Iraq all but dismantled because of operations backed by the U.S.-led International alliance.From time to time, however, Iraqi officials announce operations against Daesh-affiliated "sleeper cells" in certain parts of the country.
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“Three of the victims were brothers, including the chief of Abu Mari tribe, who were hosted by the Hashd al-Shaabi fighter,” al-Halbusi added.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Last year, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but dismantled after a three-year war.
However, from time to time, Iraqi officials announce operations against Daesh-affiliated "sleeper cells" in certain parts of the country.
Turkish forces "neutralized" 38 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the last three days, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.Turkish jets targeted the terrorist positions in Gara, Zap, Hakurk and Avasin-Basyan regions, the National Defense Ministry said in a Twitter post.PKK terrorist confesses to women, child abuse by groupThe terror group’s weapon emplacements, shelters and ammo depots were also destroyed in the airstrikes, the military said.Turkish airstrikes in this region generally target PKK terrorists.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people.US establishes five terror bases in Iraq’s Sinjar for PKK as Turkish troops advanceTurkish jets 'neutralize' 5 terrorists in northern IraqSyrians in Turkey protest against YPG/PKK terror group
Turkish jets 'neutralize' 38 PKK terrorists in N. Iraq