​​​​​​​Iraqi army commander killed during ISIS attack

A brigade commander and an officer were killed and two Iraqi army wounded, after midnight on Tuesday, during an ISIS terrorist attack in the Heet district of Anbar Province.

​​​​​​​Iraqi army commander killed during ISIS attack
29 July, 2020   02:54
NEWS DESK

The Security Media Cell indicated that the two dead were the commander of the 29th Brigade of the 7th Infantry Division, Brigadier General Ahmed al-Lami, and another officer with the rank of First Lieutenant, Muhammad al-Karawi.

The security media statement stated that "Brigadier General Ahmed al-Lami, the commander of the 29th Infantry Division, 7th Brigade, was killed while he was pursuing a terrorist group, and an officer with the rank of First Lieutenant Muhammad al-Karawi was killed during the terrorist action in the al-Aqba area of the Heet district, and resulted in the wounding of two fighters."

Earlier, the Director General of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism at the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Abu Ali al-Basri, confirmed that the Iraqi authorities had thwarted a "dangerous" scheme that ISIS was planning to implement in al-Basra and other provinces.

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ANHA