Bodies of 12 policemen in recaptured town near Baghdad

Forces loyal to Prime Minister al-Maliki recaptured the town of Ishaqi in Salah al-Din province on Saturday.

They found the charred bodies of 12 policemen in the town, according to a police colonel and a doctor who spoke to AFP.

Ishaqi, around 90 kilometres north-west of Baghdad, was reportedly the closest militia groups had come to the capital since the latest wave of their assault began in Mosul on Monday.