Security forces repulse IS attack in eastern Iraq
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In Iraq, security forces have repulsed an attack by Islamic State militants in eastern Diyala province.
According to security source, the paramilitary fighters foiled the attack after a heavy clash with militants.
An IS militant was killed and two others injured in an airstrike on hideout of the militants in the province.