23 Iraqi Troops Killed in Clashes With IS

A suicide bombing and clashes with Islamic State militants have killed at least 23 Iraqi troops and pro-government fighters in Iraq's Anbar province, near a base where the U.S. military is training local forces. Dozens more were wounded Tuesday in the initial attacks on a military gathering near the town of al-Baghdadi, and multiple assaults on police and army positions. U.S. troops began training Iraqi security forces in Anbar in December despite regular harassment gunfire from...

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