Tag Archives: ISIS

86 terrorists arrested, weapons seized in eastern Iraq

The Iraqi security forces arrested 86 terrorists and seized quantities of weapons in the eastern governorate of Diyala. The Security Media Cell of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense mentioned in a statement that a joint security force arrested 86 terrorists in a security operation started on Friday in Diyala governorate. …

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New mass grave unearthed in Sinjar, Northern Iraq

The process of uncovering mass graves in the Sinjar district, containing the remains of Yazidi victims brutally killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014, is ongoing. Nechirvan Hussein, spokesperson for the Investigation and Evidence Gathering Agency of the Kurdistan Regional Government, stated that “the Iraqi National Team, in collaboration with the …

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Five terrorists killed in Saladin

Five terrorists were killed in an air raid in Saladin on Friday, the Security Media Cell announced. The Cell said in a statement that the raid was carried out according to an accurate plan set by the Saladdin operations command.

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Eight persons with ties to ISIS captured in Nineveh, Kirkuk

Iraq’s federal intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had apprehended six persons with links to the Islamic State terrorist group in a security operation in Nineveh. “Documents obtained by the agency have proven that the arrestees carried out missions for the terrorist gangs under different aliases,” a statement by the …

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Iraqi forces arrest four ISIS terrorists, including a prominent leader

The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate reported, on Monday, that four wanted on “terrorism” charges were apprehended in two governorates. In a statement, the Directorate’s media office said three “terrorists” were ambushed in the Makhmur district and the Dora region and were handed to the relevant authorities. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Security …

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Iraqi Intelligence arrests ISIS leaders in non-neighboring country

The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) announced on Tuesday the arrest of leaders belonging to ISIS terrorist group in a non-neighboring country, according to a press statement issued by the INIS. The statement mentioned that a qualitative intelligence operation outside Iraq resulted in thwarting a terrorist operation and arresting a …

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Iraqi forces killed and arrested prominent ISIS members

On Tuesday, the Iraqi forces killed six terrorists in the governorates of Kirkuk and Al-Anbar and arrested others outside the borders. The Security Media Cell stated that a force of the Intelligence Agency killed three terrorists, one of whom was wearing an explosive belt. Three others were shot dead in …

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Turkey says no evidence of threat to foreigners after ISIS suspects detained: Agency

Turkish police said they had not found evidence of any concrete threat to foreigners after detaining 15 ISIS suspects accused of targeting consulates and non-Muslim houses of worship, state media reported on Sunday. Last week, several European consulates in Istanbul were shut citing “security reasons” and several Western states warned …

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The Iraqi army, PMF launched a military operation in Diyala

Iraq’s military has established a security cordon around dozens of villages inside a “hot territory” in Diyala, a commander of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) revealed on Tuesday. Authorities in Iraq use the term “hot territory” to imply that the area in question is infested by terrorist groups. “Forces from …

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Iraq’s Federal intelligence arrests six persons with ties to ISIS

Six persons with links to the Islamic State extremist group have been apprehended in separate operations in Saladin, Iraq’s federal intelligence agency said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, all of the arrestees joined the organization in 2014, but they served in different departments. “The first served …

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