Islamic State Car Bomb Kills 2 Iraqi Military Commanders

An Islamic State suicide car bomber has driven into a convoy of Iraqi troops, killing two senior military commanders, according to Iraqi officials. The officials say the attack occurred Thursday north of the Islamic State-held town of Ramadi in Anbar province, where pro-Baghdad forces have been battling the extremists for months. Major General Abdul-Rahman Abu-Regheef, deputy commander of Anbar operations, and Brigadier General Sefeen Abdul Maguid, head of the 10th army division, were...

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