12 security forces killed in Iraq suicide attack

The Islamic State group killed at least 12 members of the Iraqi security forces Sunday when several suicide attackers infiltrated a base near Tikrit, security officials said.

| Last Updated: Jan 03, 2016, 03:58 PM IST | Source: AFP

12 security forces killed in Iraq suicide attack

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Tikrit: The Islamic State group killed at least 12 members of the Iraqi security forces Sunday when several suicide attackers infiltrated a base near Tikrit, security officials said.

The target was a police force from Nineveh, the northern province of which Mosul is the capital, that was undergoing training at the Speicher military base, a spokesman and a police officer told AFP.

12 security forces killed in Iraq suicide attack

The Islamic State group killed at least 12 members of the Iraqi security forces Sunday when several suicide attackers infiltrated a base near Tikrit, security officials said.

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