Iraqi general, 3 officers slain in ISIL surprise attack
Military officials say a high-ranking Iraqi army commander and three of his staff officers have been killed when ISIL Takfiri militants launched an ambush against government forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a bomber rammed a bulldozer packed with explosives into a convoy of Humvees in the Nadhem al-Taqseem region on Friday evening. The ISIL terrorists then opened fire, killing commander of the Iraqi 1st Division, Brigadier General Hassan Abbas Toufan, a colonel and two lieutenant colonels.
Earlier on Friday, Iraqi army troopers managed to wrest control over the strategic al-Houz bridge in the provincial capital of Ramadi, located about 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of the capital, Baghdad.
The bridge over the Euphrates River had served as a major supply route for ISIL militants operating in the area, according to police official Colonel Mahdi Abbas.
Meanwhile, head of Baghdad Operational Command, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir al-Shammari, says units of Iraqi army soldiers have killed 250 ISIL extremists during fierce exchanges of fire with the Takfiris in Anbar province.
There are reports that terrorists with the Takfiri ISIL group have executed at least 6,000 people in Anbar since late 2013.
The reports, citing provincial sources, said the executions have taken place mainly in the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.
ISIL launched an offensive in Iraq in June last year and took control of Mosul, the country’s second-largest city, before sweeping through parts of the country’s heartland.
The terrorists have committed heinous crimes and threatened all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians in Iraq.
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