Iraqi soldiers recapture district near Baghdad from insurgents
- 10 years ago
Smoke billows in a district northeast of Baghdad after Iraqi forces say they've wrestled back a group of Islamist insurgents there.
Heavy fighting lasted for more than 14 hours. A military spokesman says they were able to fight back militants who they said were part of the group known as the Islamic State.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MILITARY SPOKESMAN MAJOR-GENERAL QASSIM ATTA, SAYING:
"Security forces have managed to completely clear Al-Harouniya district and the area is now under the control of the security forces which have carried out a number of attacks over the past 48 hours and managed to clear the area, killing at least 59 terrorists and destroying five different vehicles."
A child was killed on Saturday in an Iraqi-led air strike in the northern province of Salahuddin, doctors there said.
One resident described his ordeal.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED MAN WITH CLOTHES SPLATTERED WITH BLOOD, SAYING:
"We were gathering at a grocery store
Heavy fighting lasted for more than 14 hours. A military spokesman says they were able to fight back militants who they said were part of the group known as the Islamic State.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MILITARY SPOKESMAN MAJOR-GENERAL QASSIM ATTA, SAYING:
"Security forces have managed to completely clear Al-Harouniya district and the area is now under the control of the security forces which have carried out a number of attacks over the past 48 hours and managed to clear the area, killing at least 59 terrorists and destroying five different vehicles."
A child was killed on Saturday in an Iraqi-led air strike in the northern province of Salahuddin, doctors there said.
One resident described his ordeal.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED MAN WITH CLOTHES SPLATTERED WITH BLOOD, SAYING:
"We were gathering at a grocery store