Iraqi soldiers killed in clashes with suspected IS cell

Published February 16, 2023 1:07 AM

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — State media say three Iraqi troops have been killed after a suspected Islamic State militant detonated an explosive vest during a security operation. The soldiers were carrying out a raid Thursday on a suspected IS cell in north of Baghdad after receiving intelligence that the militants were planning to target Shiite Muslims making the annual pilgrimage to the shrine and burial site of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim nearby. State media said that in addition to the suicide bomber, two other members of the cell were killed in clashes with the army.

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