'Hundreds' of Iraqi soldiers killed in militant drive: official
 

https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S...f3aadd475e.jpgIraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki's security spokesman said Monday that "hundreds" of Iraqi soldiers have been killed by Sunni Arab militants in a major offensive that has overrun vast tracts of the country. The an**uncement on television by Lieutenant General Qassem Atta is the most specific information provided so far by the government on Iraqi security forces' casualties since the insurgents launched their offensive on June 9. The offensive, spearheaded by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihadists but involving other groups as well, has swept through major areas of five different provinces.




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