SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Iraqi police officer was killed in an attack carried out by Islamic State (ISIS) remnants in Diyala province late on Sunday, Esta’s reporter said.
Iraqi media reported that ISIS remnants attacked a checkpoint belonging to Iraqi federal police in the province, killing a policeman with a sniper rifle.
Meanwhile, Esta Media Network reporter said ISIS militants fired five mortar shells towards Qara Tapah sub-district on Sunday night.
The attack caused no casualties, he added.
Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December 2017 but the militants have regrouped in the Hamrin mountain range which extends into the northern provinces – an area described by officials as a “triangle of death”.
Iraqi commanders have warned that the group has been regrouping in northern Iraq and relying on women to secure logistical support for their operatives in the Hamrin mountain range.
The area is caught between the jurisdictions of the Iraqi security forces and the Peshmerga forces.
