11 killed in attack on Iraq army post in Baghdad; security forces say IS involved

Islamic State gunmen killed at least 11
while 8 were left wounded  in a grenade
attack on a lookout point in western Baghdad on Sunday, reported AFP. 

The jihadists fired at the tribal Hashed
forces stationed at Al-Radwaniyah, situated near the airport on the outskirts
of Baghdad.

According to AFP, there was, however, no
immediate responsibility by IS but a security source confirmed that the attack
was carried down by the Islamic State.

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“IS attacked the monitoring tower,
killing five members of the tribal Hashed and six local people who had come to
help repel the attack,” AFP quoted a security source as saying.

The toll was confirmed by a medic who
told that the aggrieved were transferred to a hospital in Central Baghdad.

As per an AFP report, IS’s
sleeper cells have continued to wage hit-and-run attacks on security forces and
state infrastructure, particularly in desert areas where troops are stretched
thin.

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However, Iraq declared IS’ defeat in the
country in 2017 after a three-year knockout aided by the US-led coalition but
the tie has significantly narrowed down its troops this year into three main
bases in Baghdad, Ain al-Asad in the west and Arbil in the north.