Marcio Silva/iStock/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Iraqi forces were able to repel a number of ISIS attacks this week, despite the fact that much of the attention has been on the Iraqi attempt to retake the city of Tikrit from ISIS militants.
The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday that Iraqi Security Forces defeated four separate ISIS attacks on March 24. The attacks took place near Kisik, Kirkuk, Bayji and Habbaniyah. In the attack on Habbaniyah, the coalition says ISIS “unsuccessfully employed two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices and 12 suicide bombers.” They were believe to have been attempting to retake a bridge.
The coalition says that ISIS gained no ground in their attacks. “The tables are turning,” Col. Wayne Marotto, coalition spokesman, said. “ISF is gaining ground and their capabilities continue to improve.”
On Wednesday, the U.S. agreed to begin offering support to Iraqi Security Forces in an effort to reclaim Tikrit from ISIS.
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