Iraq: Islamic State (IS) claims over 60 Iraqi soldiers killed in suicide bombing
The Islamic State (IS) on Monday claimed it killed over 60 Iraqi soldiers in a suicide bombing near the Iraq-Syria border, according to a message intercepted by the SITE Intelligence Group.
The militant group said their fighters attacked bases in the Jamouna area, near al-Tanaf in Syria, where they killed 68 Iraqi soldiers.
According to information obtained by SITE, the group launched the assault from three directions where they clashed with troops in al-Furat, a province in western Iraq.
IS claimed six military barracks were set on fire, seven vehicles were destroyed, and one Iraqi soldier was taken hostage.