Nine members of the Iraqi security forces and two civilians were injured on Saturday in four separate attacks by the so-called Islamic State in the central province of Diyala.
According to a statement released by the Iraqi army, an explosion at a residence led to the injury of six soldiers in the Khaylania neighborhood of Miqdadiya, located 110 kilometers (about 70 miles) northeast of Baghdad. According to a local security source who spoke to Kurdistan 24, the blast appeared to target troops engaged in a military operation to search out remnants of the extremist group.
A second explosion in Diyala wounded a member of the federal police.
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Source: Kurdistan24