(VOVworld) - Islamic State fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western Iraq on Sunday, killing 10 members of the security forces and injuring 20 others.

Iraqi forces patrol in western Mosul city after regaining this area from IS on April 21st (Photo: AFP/TTXVN)

IS fighters armed with assault rifles and rocket launchers attacked civilian and military vehicles carrying soldiers near Rutba, 390 km from Baghdad, in Anbar province near the Jordanian border.

According to the mayor of Rutba, Imad al-Dulaimi, three other members of the security forces are missing. Border guards and other security forces stationed in the area have been routinely attacked by IS in recent months.