11 Dead in Iraq Attack Blamed on ISIS

A view of the old city of Mosul and buildings destroyed during past fighting with ISIS militants, in Mosul, Iraq February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
A view of the old city of Mosul and buildings destroyed during past fighting with ISIS militants, in Mosul, Iraq February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
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11 Dead in Iraq Attack Blamed on ISIS

A view of the old city of Mosul and buildings destroyed during past fighting with ISIS militants, in Mosul, Iraq February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
A view of the old city of Mosul and buildings destroyed during past fighting with ISIS militants, in Mosul, Iraq February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

ISIS militants killed 11 people including a woman on Tuesday in an attack on a village in Diyala province, east of Iraq, the country's Joint Operations Command said in a statement.

The attack that targeted "defenseless civilians" in the village of Al-Hawasha, near the town of Muqdadiya, injured others, it added.

The attack left "11 dead and 13 wounded", a local security source said.

Another said that civilians were among those killed by small arms fire in the village, home to many members of the security services.

The area has been sealed off and reinforcements sent to hunt for the attackers, the first source said.

Both sources said most of the village's inhabitants belong to the same Bani Tamim tribe as the Diyala provincial governor.

ISIS surged to control large swathes of Iraq and Syria in 2014, but its "caliphate" later crumbled under successive attacks.

Iraq declared it defeated in 2017 and the group was smashed in neighboring Syria in 2019.

But the extremist threat remains and the group continues to carry out attacks.

A UN report published early this year estimated that around 10,000 ISIS fighters remained active across Iraq and Syria.



Israel Says Missile Launched by Yemen's Houthis 'Most Likely' Intercepted

Armed Houthi supporters pass paintings depicting portraits of Iranian generals and nuclear scientists who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, 27 June 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
Armed Houthi supporters pass paintings depicting portraits of Iranian generals and nuclear scientists who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, 27 June 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
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Israel Says Missile Launched by Yemen's Houthis 'Most Likely' Intercepted

Armed Houthi supporters pass paintings depicting portraits of Iranian generals and nuclear scientists who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, 27 June 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
Armed Houthi supporters pass paintings depicting portraits of Iranian generals and nuclear scientists who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, 27 June 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

The Israeli army said on Saturday that a missile fired from Yemen towards Israeli territory had been "most likely successfully intercepted,” while Yemen's Houthi militias claimed responsibility for the launch.

Israel has threatened Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis - which have been attacking Israel in what they say is solidarity with Gaza - with a naval and air blockade if their attacks on Israel persist.

The Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the group was responsible for Saturday's attack, adding that it fired a missile towards the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

Since the start of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis, who control most of Yemen, have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade.

Most of the dozens of missiles and drones they have launched have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes.