Islamic State wipes out entire army outpost in Iraq’s Diyala

The latest major Islamic State attack in Iraq left 11 dead, including soldiers and their commanding officer, at an army outpost in a restive area northeast of Baghdad.
Diyala funeral
Mourners surround the caskets of victims of an attack on the village of Al-Rashad in Iraq's eastern Diyala province that reportedly killed at least 11 people during their funeral in the central shrine city of Najaf Oct. 27, 2021. - ALI NAJAFI/AFP via Getty Images
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BAGHDAD — Islamic State fighters overran an Iraqi army outpost in the freezing early morning hours of Friday, killing 11 soldiers including their commanding officer.

By the end of day IS had taken responsibility for the attack, which happened northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province near the town of al-Udhaim (also known as al-Azim), which lies on the main road between Baghdad and Kirkuk.

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