Iraq: 3 fighters killed, 4 Turkish trainers wounded in IS shelling of training camp
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Iraqi and Turkish officials say three Iraqi Sunni fighters were killed and four Turkish soldiers were wounded in an attack on a training camp in Iraq for fighters battling the Islamic State group.
The former governor of the northern Ninevah province, Atheel al-Nujaifi, told The Associated Press that the camp had come under mortar fire "for hours" on Wednesday and that the shelling was continuing.
A Turkish official says the attack "originated" from Islamic State-held territory. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules.
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The official says the four wounded soldiers were evacuated to Turkey and were in "stable condition."
More than 1,000 fighters have received training at the camp.
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Associated Press writer Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey contributed to this report.