Hundreds of mourners have attended the funerals of over 40 police and Shia militiamen who were killed following an Islamic State militant attack in Iraq on Monday.<br /><br /> It’s been reported that three ISIL suicide bombers were responsible for the deaths at a police base in Anbar province. At least 60 more people were wounded.<br /><br /> Iraq’s Interior Minister, Salem al Ghabban, attended the services in Baghdad and met with the relatives of the victims.<br /><br /> Meanwhile, US-led forces targeted ISIL fighters in both Syria and Iraq.<br /><br /> Separately, the Iraqi government said its air force carried out air strikes against Islamic State militants in both Anbar and Salahuddin provinces. <br /><br /> Anbar Province has been the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks between pro-government forces and ISIL militants.<br /><br /> The country’s Ministry of Defence described the attacks as “painful” with headquarters, ammunition and equipment being destroyed. A large number of fighters were also said to have been killed.<br /><br /> .
