BAGHDAD, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces on Friday repelled an attack by Islamic State insurgents against an air base in Anbar province where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi troops, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said.
Militants from the jihadist group had attacked the Ain al-Asad base and the nearby town of al-Baghdadi a day earlier, leading to sporadic clashes in the town overnight.
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Ongoing clashes and poor communications in the area made it difficult to confirm such reports. (Reporting by Saif Hameed and Stephen Kalin in Baghdad and David Alexander in Washington; Writing by Stephen Kalin; Editing by Alison Williams)
