On Sunday, two Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS) fighters were killed and an officer injured when an improvised explosive device detonated in western Al-Anbar province.
According to the Service’s statement, a joint force from al-Anbar’s Intelligence and ICTS inspected a site in the Rahaw Plains area, recently targeted by an airstrike that killed a group of ISIS militants hiding there. During the inspection, one of several explosive devices at the site detonated, killing two ICTS fighters and wounding one al-Anbar intelligence officer.
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Source: Shafaq News
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