qi ▁Army , ▁being ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁An bar ▁operations ▁commander , ▁R ash id ▁Fl ay ih , ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁succeeded ▁in ▁breaking ▁the ▁sie ge ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Camp ▁Sa q la wi y ah , ▁only ▁to ▁end ▁up ▁losing ▁ 3 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁after ▁an ▁assault ▁that ▁alleg edly ▁involved ▁ch lor ine ▁gas ▁and ▁IS ▁milit ants ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁Ira qi ▁soldiers . ▁Once ▁inside ▁the ▁base , ▁the ▁dis gu ised ▁IS ▁soldiers ▁det on ated ▁several ▁Hum ve es ▁in ▁a ▁suic ide ▁attack . ▁Ira qi ▁soldiers ▁attempted ▁to ▁hold ▁off ▁the ▁IS ▁con voy ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁as ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁gathered ▁into ▁groups ▁and ▁retre ated ▁from ▁the ▁base , ▁leaving ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁over run ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁Ha ider ▁al - Ab adi , ▁ordered ▁to ▁prison ▁the ▁command ers ▁of ▁the ▁reg iments ▁that ▁were ▁position ed ▁in ▁Sa q la wi y ah ▁and ▁S icher ▁and ▁inter rog ate ▁them . ▁The ▁sp okes man ▁of ▁al - Ab adi ▁stated ▁" The ▁General ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁ordered ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁to ▁send ▁support ▁and ▁rein for cement ▁to ▁the ▁bes ie ged ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Sa q la wi y ah , ▁he ▁also ▁ordered ▁to ▁intens ify ▁the ▁over fl ights ▁on ▁the ▁bases ▁of ▁IS IS