Sources: Iraqi Army, Militia Repel IS Attack on Dam

Iraqi security forces backed by Shi'ite Muslim militias repelled an early morning assault by Islamic State insurgents on a dam area north of Baghdad, security sources and a local official said on Sunday. Fighters from the ultra-radical Islamist group attacked pro-government forces deployed around the dam on the Euphrates River near the town of al-Udhaim, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, in the early morning. At least nine militia fighters and six soldiers were...

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