Daesh Attack in Karbala Repelled

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An attack by Daesh terrorist group in Iraq’s Karbala province was repelled by Iraqi forces.

News ID: 3471335

Date: 03 May 2020 - 12:14

The al-Abbas Second Brigade said in a statement that its forces, along with the Third Armored Brigade used heavy fire in the early hours of Sunday to repulse the attack, the Baghdad Today daily reported.

It said the attack was launched by the terrorists from Ramadi desert area with the aim of capturing al-Nukhayb area.

The statement added that any future attack by the terrorist group will be me with a crushing response.

Daesh has intensified its attacks in Iraq amid Baghdad’s call on the US to pull out its forces from the Arab country.

In a vote on January 5, the Iraqi parliament called for an end to the presence of all foreign troops, including Americans.

The vote came two days after the US military - acting on US President Donald Trump’s order - launched a fatal drone strike on senior Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani upon his arrival in the Iraqi capital at the invitation of the Baghdad government.

The attack also claimed the lives of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of the PMU, and eight other Iranian and Iraqi people.

Washington has threatened sanctions should US troops be expelled instead of heeding the Iraqi parliament’s call to end the occupation of the country.

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