Islamic State suicide attacks kill 17 Iraqi troops

Thursday, May 28, 2015

BAGHDAD -- As Iraqi forces gathered for a major new offensive to try to take back the Sunni heartland of Anbar province, Islamic State militants struck first, unleashing a wave of suicide bombings that killed at least 17 soldiers.

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