5 soldiers killed in terror attack in Iraq

In a written statement issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, it was stated that a terror attack was carried out on a military post in the northern city of Salahaddin.

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It has been reported that several soldiers, including a colonel, lost their lives as a result of a "terror attack" carried out in the city of Salahaddin, Iraq.

The statement, which conveyed that Colonel Khalid Naji Wisak and several other soldiers lost their lives as a result of the attack, did not provide information regarding the total number of soldiers who died.

Security sources speaking to a local television channel, however, stated that "5 soldiers, including Colonel Wisak, were killed in the attack carried out by the terrorist organization ISIS, and that there were also wounded."