Militants attack major Iraqi air base
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Militants attacked one of #Iraq's largest air bases on Wednesday as the first US teams arrived to the country. Two weeks of advances by militants spearheaded by al-Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has threatened to rupture the country 11 years after the US-led invasion shattered Iraq’s stability. Militants including #ISIS and allied tribes battled Iraqi forces in the town of Yathrib, 90 kilometers north of Baghdad, into the early hours of Wednesday, witnesses and the deputy head of the municipality said. Four militants were killed, they said. read more