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Nine Iraqi Shia Fighters Killed in Daesh Attack Near Iraqi-Syrian Border
Nine Iraqi Shia Fighters Killed in Daesh Attack Near Iraqi-Syrian Border
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Daesh terrorists attacked on Wednesday a post of the People's Mobilization Forces on the border with Syria, killing nine and injuring more than 20 Iraqi Shia... 09.08.2017, Sputnik International
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Nine Iraqi Shia Fighters Killed in Daesh Attack Near Iraqi-Syrian Border
14:19 GMT 09.08.2017 (Updated: 14:20 GMT 09.08.2017) Daesh terrorists attacked on Wednesday a post of the People's Mobilization Forces on the border with Syria, killing nine and injuring more than 20 Iraqi Shia militia fighters.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — An attack carried out on Wednesday by the Daesh terror group (banned in Russia) near Iraq's border with Syria left nine Iraqi Shia militia fighters dead and 23 injured, an Iraqi military officer said.
"Nine fighters were killed and 23 others injured in the attack," the officer told the Anadolu news agency on condition of anonymity.
Daesh terrorists attacked a post of the People's Mobilization Forces (PMF, also referred as Hashd al-Shaabi) north of Al Waleed border crossing with Syria, the officer stressed, adding that 11 Daesh militants were also killed in clashes with militia fighters.
The pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi was created in 2014 to fight against Daesh in Iraq. It is composed of predominantly Shiite militias and reportedly has up to 100,000 members.
