…Anbar Province.
"Thousands of IS fighters have retreated to the desert of Anbar, where they are launching deadly attacks against vulnerable non-combat troops.
Having secured the towns and villages of Anbar province, and with commanders firmly focused on the battle for the city of Mosul, Iraqi forces are now having to contend with a new Islamic State (IS) group tactic – desert ambushes.
Under the sand, thousands of IS militants are lying in wait, in underground cities and military bases, military sources say, and are launching a campaign to unnerve and disorientate the Iraqi army, already jaded after years of battling the militant group.
On Sunday, at least 10 Iraqi soldiers were killed, and dozens more wounded, when a group of IS combatants attacked a 1st division army base near Rutba, in the Anbar desert…"
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