The clashes occurred on Dec.24 as the Iraqi Army repelled an attack by the IS militants on a town west of the provincial capital of Ramadi, PressTV reported.
On Dec.24, the IS militants launched chlorine gas strikes on a sub-district in the city of Hit in al-Anbar. The IS militants attacked the Baghdadi district with mortar shells loaded with chlorine gas.
In one of the bloodiest incidents in recent weeks, at least 43 Iraqi volunteer forces lost their lives in a bomb attack on anti-IS fighters south of the capital Baghdad on Dec.24.
The attack took place after an bomber blew himself up among the soldiers at an army post in the town of Maidan south of Baghdad. The soldiers have gathered in the outpost to collect their monthly wages. More than 61 others were also wounded in the attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for the assault yet; however, previous attacks, aimed at security forces and pro-government fighters in Iraq, have been claimed by IS militants.
The IS terrorist group continues to control some parts of Syria and Iraq. The Takfiris have engaged in crimes against humanity in the areas under their control, including mass murdering local civilians as well as captured army and security officers while terrorizing people from diverse