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Daesh militants attack Iraqi Shiite militia, kill 6

An official with a mainly Shiite militia organization in Iraq says Daesh (ISIS) militants attacked a bus carrying the group's forces in northern Iraq, killing six militiamen and wounding 31 fighters.

The official from the government-sanctioned Al-Hashd al-Shaabi told The Associated Press that the Wednesday night ambush took place near the town of Makhmour, south of the northern city of Mosul.

The official says the bus was en route from Mosul to the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to reporters.

Although Daesh was declared defeated in Iraq in 2017, the group's sleepers cells are still carrying out deadly attacks in northern and western Iraq.

Associated Press
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