{"id":9974,"date":"2021-05-01T14:52:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T14:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=9974"},"modified":"2021-05-01T14:52:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T14:52:46","slug":"bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-iraqs-anbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/05\/01\/bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-iraqs-anbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb attack kills 2 army officers in Iraq\u2019s Anbar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Two\u00a0army officers\u00a0were killed in a\u00a0bomb attack\u00a0on Saturday in Iraq\u2019s western Anbar province, according to a military officer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9975\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-Iraq-Anbar-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg\" alt=\"Bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-Iraq-Anbar-rapidnews-dailyrapid\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-Iraq-Anbar-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-Iraq-Anbar-rapidnews-dailyrapid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-Iraq-Anbar-rapidnews-dailyrapid-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-Iraq-Anbar-rapidnews-dailyrapid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bomb-attack-kills-2-army-officers-in-Iraq-Anbar-rapidnews-dailyrapid-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An explosive device exploded as a military force was conducting a routine sweep operation in Akashat town in western Anbar, the officer told Anadolu Agency, requesting anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.<\/p>\n<p>There was no claim of responsibility, but the officer said the ISIS terror group was likely behind the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Saturday, eight security personnel were killed and 12 others injured in attacks on security checkpoints in the northern Kirkuk province. 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