Official: IS kills 8 Iraqi militia near Tikrit

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Official: IS kills 8 Iraqi militia near Tikrit
    By qassim abdul-zahra, associated press

BAGHDAD — Feb 17, 2017, 12:11 PM ET
The Islamic State group attacked a battalion of state-sponsored militia southeast of Tikrit on Friday, killing at least eight militia members, an intelligence official said.

IS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted by its Aamaq news agency. The statement said IS fighters had struck the 9th Battalion of the Popular Mobilization Forces, "killing its commander and 13 soldiers."

The statement also said that IS fighters blew up the battalion's headquarters and other nearby positions and destroyed two Humvees that had arrived to assist the battalion.

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