Baghdad, July 22 (IANS) At least 117 militants, including 111 alone in a western Iraqi province, were killed in ****** of clashes between security forces and Sunni militant groups as government tries to wrestle back rebel-held areas, security sources said. In Anbar province in western Iraq, the security forces clashed with the Sunni militants, mostly from Islamic State (IS), formerly k**wn as Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), in several areas across the province, killing 111 militants and destroying 11 vehicles, Xinhua reported citing military spokesman Qasim Atta as saying in Baghdad Tuesday. "The troops carried out pre-emptive attacks against militants' posts in the towns of Garma, Saqlawiyah, Tharthar, al-Sicher and other areas near the city of Fallujah in Anbar province" Atta stated.
07-23-2014, 09:14 PM
Over 110 killed in western province in Iraq
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