, ▁I SI L ▁milit ants ▁entered ▁Camp ▁Sa q la wi y ah , ▁which ▁contained ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers , ▁after ▁they ▁controlled ▁the ▁regions ▁around ▁the ▁city , ▁by ▁dis gu ising ▁themselves ▁in ▁army ▁uniform s . ▁The ▁bes ie ged ▁soldiers ▁immediately ▁thought ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁military ▁support ▁that ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁I hab ▁Hash im ▁said ▁" Two ▁explos ives ▁pack ed ▁vehicles ▁ble w ▁up , ▁while ▁three ▁J ih ad ists ▁had ▁explos ives ▁pack ed ▁v ests ". ▁ 2 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁out ▁of ▁almost ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁others ▁succeeded ▁in ▁esc aping ▁the ▁camp . ▁Five ▁surv iving ▁soldiers ▁stated ▁to ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁that ▁ 3 0 0 – 5 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁others ▁are ▁either ▁dead , ▁kid n apped ▁or ▁in ▁hiding . ▁The ▁other ▁ 4 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁were ▁bes ie ged ▁in ▁Camp ▁Sa q la wi y ah ▁until ▁ 3 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁killed . ▁ ▁A ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Parliament , ▁Abd ul - H us sein ▁al - M ous aw i , ▁stated ▁" IS IS ▁has ▁bes ie ged ▁ 2 1 0 ▁soldiers ▁in ▁different ▁places ▁of ▁Sa q la wi y ah ▁and ▁S icher ." ▁ ▁Military ▁efforts ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 – 2 2 ▁September , ▁the ▁Ira