The militants included a large number of foreign fighters: Of the 100 Islamic State extremists that were killed this week, 26 came from outside Iraq, the general said. Believing that women are less likely to be screened as carefully, the Islamic State has been using female suicide bombers. PhotoThree members of a CTS battalion dispatched to Mosul from Basra, in southern Iraq, were killed in the recent suicide attacks, the unit’s commander said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHe also insisted that he was not surprised by the recent spate of suicide attacks. A gaping bullet hole was in the back of the soldier’s head, the work of an Islamic State sniper.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2017 20:22 UTC