4 policemen killed in Daesh/ISIS attack in Iraq

By Yakut Dandashi

BAGHDAD (AA) – Four policemen were killed in clashes with Daesh/ISIS terrorists in northern Iraq on Wednesday, according to local media.

The terrorists attacked federal police positions in the town of Al-Malha in the northern Salahuddin province, the news portal Baghdad Today reported.

Four policemen were also injured in subsequent clashes with attackers, it added.

Iraqi security forces have launched a manhunt for the attackers.

In 2017, Iraq declared victory over Daesh/ISIS by reclaiming all of its territories – about a third of the country’s area – invaded by the terror group in 2014.

But the terrorist movement still maintains sleeper cells in large areas of Iraq and periodically launches attacks. The Iraqi army and security forces continue to carry out frequent operations against the group in parts of the country.

* Ikram Imane Kouachi in Ankara contributed to this report.