Iraq: military helicopter shot down, five dead

(ANSA-AFP) - BAGHDAD, JUL 29 - The Iraqi military helicopter crashed north of Baghdad causing five deaths was shot down: an Iraqi security source said it explaining that the aircraft was hit by rockets launched from the ground. A video sent to the media in Baghdad shows firefighters trying to put out the flames enveloping what remains of the aircraft. The helicopter was on a mission that began on Tuesday south of Kirkuk province. In the same area, Iraqi troops have in the past conducted numerous operations against ISIS cells. (ANSA-AFP).