IS militants kill 6 in N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Six people from one family were killed in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on their home in Iraq’s Salahudin province Wednesday, said the provincial police.
The attack occurred in the morning when the militants stormed a house in a village near the city of Samarra, some 120 km north of Baghdad, killing a man, two women, and three children, Colonel Mohammed al-Bazi from the media office of the police command of the Salahudin province told Xinhua.
Iraqi security forces rushed to the scene and launched a search operation in the area, looking for the attackers who fled, al-Bazi said.
The security situation in Iraq has improved since the defeat of the IS. However, IS remnants have sneaked into urban centers, deserts, and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks on security forces and civilians. ■