Baku-APA. At least 14 militants from ISIL terrorist group have been killed in a series of violent clashes with Iraqi soldiers outside the capital Baghdad, APA reports quoting Press TV.
Initial reports say four Iraqi soldiers also lost their lives in the fierce fighting which took place in Latifiyah, some 30 kilometers south of Baghdad.
Iraqi security sources say the rest of the Takfiri terrorists were forced to retreat from the area.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi army soldiers are preparing for a major assault to re-take the town of Amerli in Salahuddin province.