ReutersBAGHDAD (AP) — Backed by paramilitary forces and aerial support, Iraqi troops on Tuesday launched a new push to retake a key area north of the capital, Baghdad, and dislodge Islamic State militants from there, officials said.
The operation came as a group of suicide bombers targeted a military headquarters in western Iraq, killing eight officers on Tuesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for that attack.
According to a statement by the Joint Operations Command, the “new offensive” began at dawn in a swath agricultural area northeast of the city of Samarra, 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, with the aim …read more
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