Iraqi Forces Killed 15 Insurgents in West of Baghdad

KABUL: (Middle East Press) at least 15 ISIL insurgents, including a commander have been killed by Iraqi forces as they repelled an attack by Takfiri terrorists on a strategic town only 40 kilometers west of the capital Baghdad.

ISIL, the Takfiri group attacked Amriyat al-Fallujah at around 1:00 am (2200 GMT on Saturday), local police chief Aref al-Janabi told AFP.

“They attacked from two sides and the fighting lasted five hours,” he said, adding that soldiers, policemen and tribesmen were fighting together to protect the town.

“Warplanes eventually engaged the insurgents and killed 15 of them,” he noted.

According to Janabi, the ISIL military leader in the nearby city of Fallujah whom he named as Mullah Jassem Mohammed Hamad was killed leading the attack.

He said both sides were now in a standoff, with the Takfiris still holding positions north of Amriyat al-Fallujah.