Daesh Attack in Northern Iraq Kills 13 Police Officers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thirteen policemen were killed in an attack by the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorist group on a checkpoint near Kirkuk in northern Iraq early Sunday, medical and security sources said.
Police sources said the attackers clashed for two hours with police stationed at a village in the town of Rashad, 30 km (18 miles) southwest of northern city of Kirkuk.
Terrorists used roadside bombs to prevent police reinforcements from reaching the post, destroying three police vehicles, police sources said, Reuters reported
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Daesh members are active in the area and a security source said they were involved.
Separately, at least three Iraqi soldiers were killed and one was wounded on Sunday when militants attacked an army checkpoint southeast of the Iraqi city of Mosul, security sources said.
Despite the defeat of Daesh terrorists in 2017, remnants of the group switched to hit-and-run attacks against government forces in different parts of Iraq.
