国际英语资讯:Senior Iraqi army officer killed in IS attack near Baghdad
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 17-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="army">army</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brigade">brigade</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tarmiyah">Tarmiyah</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 59<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Brigade">Brigade</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Hamid">Hamid</span> <span word="Ghaidan">Ghaidan</span> "<span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tarmiyah">Tarmiyah</span> <span word="area">area</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ghaidan">Ghaidan</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> ... <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="fist">fist</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="statement">statement</span></p><p><span word="Tarmiyah">Tarmiyah</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 30 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="orchards">orchards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="deserts">deserts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Anbar">Anbar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Salahudin">Salahudin</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tarmiyah">Tarmiyah</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wounding">wounding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="remnants">remnants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="deserts">deserts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rugged">rugged</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="guerilla">guerilla</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span>.</p>
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