BAGHDAD

Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Saturday in an attack by Daesh/ISIS militants in the western Anbar province, according to an Iraqi military officer.

The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Daesh/ISIS terrorists attacked a military checkpoint in the city of Heet with machine guns.

He said the attackers took advantage of poor vision in the area following a heavy sandstorm, in which four people died and dozens were injured.

Iraqi authorities have yet to issue an official statement on the attack.

In 2017, Iraq declared victory over Daesh/ISIS by reclaiming all territories the terrorist group controlled since the summer of 2014 which was estimated to be about a third of the country’s territory.

The group, however, still maintains sleeper cells in large areas in Iraq and occasionally launches sporadic attacks.

*Writing by Ibrahim Mukhtar in Ankara