BAGHDAD, Oct 22 (NNN-NINA) – Two Daesh militants and three civilians were killed last night, in separate attacks in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, official and security sources said.
In one attack, a security force killed two Daesh militants, in an ambush inside an orchard, located near the town of Abbara in the northeast of the provincial capital, Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, mayor of the town, Shakir al-Tamimi, said.
The ambush was based on intelligence reports and cooperation of the villagers, al-Tamimi said.
Separately, three civilians were shot dead in an attack, believed to be carried out by Daesh militants, on a civilian car in Halwan area, some 165 km northeast of Baghdad, al-Tamimi added.
Iraqi security forces rushed to the scene and launched an investigation to identify the attackers, who fled to nearby orchards, he said.
Despite repeated military operations in Diyala Province, remnants of the militants are still hiding in some rugged areas near the border with Iran, and in the sprawling areas extending from the western part of the province to the Hamreen mountain range in the north of Baquba.– NNN-NINA
