IS Militants Hit Iraqi Military Compound, 8 Dead

Islamic State militants attacked an Iraqi military headquarters overnight killing eight officers including a local commander, according to army and police officials. The four militants, dressed as soldiers, attacked the compound near the town of Haditha 240 kilometers northwest of Baghdad, in Anbar province. Military officials say one suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the compound, while the other three detonated explosives elsewhere inside the headquarters. Islamic...

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