Iran Press/ Middle East: A statement from Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) said: "The command of Al Jazirah headquarters in Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi, Iraq, repelled an attack by ISIS terrorist cells in the Al-Farsiyah area in the Jurf al-Nasr area in the northern province of Babil."
The region recently witnessed a terrorist attack on a number of high-voltage power towers in Iraq.
Jurf al-Nasr, formerly known as Jurf al-Sakhr, is a strategic area for access to the city of Karbala, southwest of Baghdad.
Yesterday, three ISIS terrorists, including a suicide bomber, were killed by Iraqi forces on the Iraqi-Syrian border. 219
