Five Iraqi soldiers, including a Lieutenant Colonel, were killed and several others injured in an attack by Islamic State militants on an army post in a rural area between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces in eastern Iraq. The attack, which took place on Monday, resulted in the death of a top Iraqi army commander and left eight soldiers injured. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement on their Telegram channel. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense confirmed the casualties, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by ISIS in the region. The attack occurred in the village of Sheikh Muhammad in Samarra, northern Iraq.
🚨🚨 Breaking: #ISIS attacks Iraqi army south western #Kirkuk. Casualties reported.
One Iraqi soldier has been killed, and two others were wounded in an attack by suspected ISIS militants on an army post near #Iraq’s city of #Kirkuk, two security sources say. https://t.co/cauOrohkSI https://t.co/tpwxALqYpK
BREAKING: One Iraqi soldier was killed, and two others were wounded in an attack by suspected Islamic State militants on an army post near Iraq’s city of Kirkuk, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday. https://t.co/NKAwnNPzDq
Five killed in ISIS attack on an army post in north Iraq Entifadh Qanbar (@eqanbar) discusses the likelihood of an Islamic state resurgence in Iraq https://t.co/h1Yj1GkKKN
Islamic State claims attack on army post in northern Iraq #terrorism https://t.co/8cYvqpTaA1
Islamic State claims attack on army post in northern Iraq https://t.co/EPtkEFhvMi https://t.co/4I8g9UqETw
📍 ISIS announced the attacks on the Iraqi army’s barrack in the village of Sheikh Muhammad in Samarra and killed ten soldiers in Salahaddin Province last night. https://t.co/ibkb0xRy1g https://t.co/1J5CyPfDtO
#ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack targeting an army post in northern #Iraq which security sources said had killed a commanding officer and four soldiers. https://t.co/NP88wqjv5H
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on an army post in northern Iraq which left 10 Iraqi forces killed and injured on Monday May 13, the group said in a statement on Telegram on Tuesday. https://t.co/jf2hF48KvE
ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK KILLING IRAQI FORCES ON ARMY POST IN NORTHERN IRAQ - GROUP'S TELEGRAM CHANNEL
Top Iraqi army commander and several soldiers were killed in a "terrorist" attack in the Salahaddin province. No claim yet but possibly ISIS #terrorism https://t.co/LGl08ZD1cN
🇹🇷🇮🇶⚡ Turkish bombing targets Dohuk Governorate in northern Iraq.
🇮🇶🏴☠️⚡ Iraqi Ministry of Defense: 5 soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a terrorist attack in northern Iraq. https://t.co/k8TdCK8ZHL
🇮🇶🏴☠️⚡ ISIS fighters launched an attack on an Iraqi army unit in the plains of Ozem, between Diyala and Salahaddin provinces, resulting in casualties among both soldiers and officers.
📍Five Iraqi soldiers, a Lieutenant Colonel who the commander of the regiment, were killed in an ISIS attack in Saladin province. Also, eight Iraqi soldiers were injured. https://t.co/FETtdkRJXF
Five Iraqi soldiers were killed and five others injured on Monday in an attack by Islamic State terrorists on an army post in a rural area of eastern Iraq between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, two security sources said. https://t.co/gnOAH42S5e
Five Iraqi soldiers have been killed and five others injured in an attack by ISIS militants on an army post in a rural area of eastern #Iraq between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, two security sources say. https://t.co/EfFKeuVvU0 https://t.co/PrMQM3Qdb5