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AFP
Baghdad
The Islamic State group killed 27 members of a paramilitary group in an ambush in Iraq, the pro-government force said Monday, underlining the threat still posed by the jihadists despite Baghdad's declaration of victory.
IS members disguised as soldiers attacked a Hashed al-Shaabi unit in the Hawija region about 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of Baghdad on Sunday evening, the auxiliary force said in a statement.
"The attackers were dressed in military uniforms and during the fighting 27 of our heroes were martyred,"said the Hashed, a key partner of the government in the battle against IS.
The extremist group, which has suffered a string of battlefield defeats in Syria and Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement.
