Baghdad _ Agencies
Four Iraqi soldiers were killed and five others wounded in an attack by the terrorist organization "ISIS" on their point in the area between Salah al-Din and Diyala provinces, northeast of the country.
"Elements of the terrorist organization ISIL attacked late last night an Iraqi army outpost located at the outskirts of the Matiepja area, between Diyala and Salah al-Din governorates, and the attack killed Four soldiers and five others were wounded and taken to hospital. "
Saadi said that military reinforcements had been sent to the area to track down the attackers, stating that, in response to the attack, they had been able to kill and injure a number of attackers, but the number could not be known because the terrorists had withdrawn the bodies of their dead, exploiting the night´s darkness.
The area that remains a threat to security in the Salah al-Din Diyala governorates, where it is located between the two governorates and characterized by the presence of hills and plateaus, the spread of trees, reeds and heavy papyrus, as well as its proximity to the Hamrin mountains separating it from the governorate of Kirkuk, makes it a shelter for terrorists who They resort to them and carry out attacks from them on a permanent basis.
