At least seven members of Iraq’s federal police were killed Sunday during an attack near Kirkuk in the country’s north, two police sources told AFP, blaming Islamic State group jihadists
A bomb blast initially targeted the truck transporting the men. It was followed by “a direct attack with small arms”, near the village of Chalal al-Matar, a federal police officer who attributed the assault to IS, told AFP on the condition of anonymity.
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