One Al-Hashd member is killed in an ISIS attack

Shafaq News / A security source in Diyala said today, Thursday, that a member of the Al-Hashd Al-Ashaeri  was killed by ISIS in the outskirts of Al-Miqdadiyah district, 45 km northeast of Baqubah.

 The source told Shafaq News agency that elements of ISIS attacked a security post of Al-Hashd in Shaqraq, north of Miqdadiyah district, killing one member of Al-Hashd.

 The source added that the Al-Hashd clashed ISIS which led to their escape.

The areas of "northern Miqdadiyah" in north-eastern Diyala are considered the largest strongholds of the armed organizations over the past years due to its geographical nature and the orchards that have turned into shelters and security dens for ISIS.