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Poor coordination and the absence of a unified military command are hindering efforts to fully eradicate the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq, a lawmaker has said as the Iraqi army prepares to launch fresh operations against the group. IS on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack in which militants detonated a roadside bomb as a vehicle carrying Iraqi federal police drove by in Kirkuk province on Sunday, killing nine officers. Iraq’s senior officials and commanders vowed to soon retaliate against IS militants. “Maybe there was negligence by the Iraqi security forces (in Kirkuk) and that l…