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Iraqi Forces Kill 17 Fighters, Repel Daesh Attack East of Ramadi

© AP PhotoIraqi security forces clear houses of Daesh militants in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016
Iraqi security forces clear houses of Daesh militants in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Iraqi armed forces repulsed the attack of Daesh and killed 17 terrorists in the region of Hamidiyah east of Ramadi on an international high-speed highway, according to the Anbar province head of military operations.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iraqi armed forces killed 17 Islamic State (ISIL, or Daesh in Arabic) jihadist group fighters in rebuffing an Daesh assault on army positions east of Ramadi, the Anbar province head of military operations told Iraqi media on Saturday.

"Daesh fighters attacked army troops… in the region of Hamidiyah east of Ramadi on an international high-speed highway. The forces were able to repulse the attack and kill 17 fighters," Ismail Mahlawi told the Alsumaria network.

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The commander added that forces destroyed two terrorist hideouts and defused 12 explosive devices left by fighters in the region.

Mahli also noted that 14 Daesh fighters have been killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in Albu Obaid, another area east of Ramadi in Iraq.

Iraqi forces reportedly liberated areas east of Ramadi from IS militants in early February, two months after the national army announced it had regained full control of the capital of Anbar.

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