At least 23 security forces have been killed and 21 others wounded in two bombings and ensuing clashes in Iraq’s Anbar province, west of the capital, Baghdad.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, when bombers attacked a mosque in the Al-Jubba area of Anbar - where security personnel were resting - killing ten, officers said.
The bombings were followed by clashes, which left a further 13 security forces dead and 21 wounded.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Iraqi officials have held former Ba’athists and militants accountable for similar terror acts.
Anbar Province, which borders war-ravaged Syria, has been a major stronghold of the ISIL militants, and continues to be largely controlled by the terror group.
ISIL terrorists control large areas across northern and western Iraq as well as eastern Syria.
The militants have been carrying out horrific acts of violence, including public decapitations, against Iraqi communities such as Shias, Sunnis, Kurds and Christians.
