Tag Archives: ISIS

Al-Anbar police command announced arresting the brother of terrorist Shakir Wahib, west of the governorate. The Command said in a statement that the terrorist, Amer Wahib Zaatar, was arrested in a special operation supervised by the head of the Al-Anbar police command. The statement noted that the Command was monitoring …

Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale campaign to purge the vicinity of Kirkuk from the remnants of ISIS terrorist groups, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a statement on Wednesday. SMC said that the security operation orchestrated by the Joint Operations Command (JOC) will be spearheaded by units from …

Judge says the killing of the conservative politician by the IS supporter was an attack “on the heart of democracy” Islamic State group sympathizer Ali Harbi Ali was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing British MP Sir David Amess and plotting terrorist attacks on others, including Michael …

Al-Anbar police foiled a plot by ISIS to kill leaders, security forces, and local officials with “toxic chemicals.” In a statement, the police command said on Tuesday, , “The counter-crime detachments of the Al-Anbar Police arrested a group of four terrorists who confessed to belonging to ISIS.” The detainees “confessed …

The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces announced the arrest of terrorists, including a “prominent” leader of ISIS. In a statement, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool said that the Iraqi forces carried out security operations in the governorates of Kirkuk, Erbil, and Al-Anbar. He added that the operations …

Four persons linked to ISIS terrorist group have been apprehended in a series of preemptive operations orchestrated and executed by the Iraqi military intelligence in al-Anbar and Saladin. The Security Media Cell (SMC) said that three of the arrestees were captured in separate operations in Samarra, while the other was …

At least 12 soldiers and four paramilitary fighters were killed and 21 wounded in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso’s insurgent-hit center-north on Friday, the army said in a statement. The attack took place early in the morning at Burkina Faso’s Namissiguima military base in the province …

A force of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF – Al-Hashed Al-Sha’abi) had carried out a storming operation targeting various areas of Hit district, one of the results of which was the destruction of a secret underground tunnel, a security source said on Friday. The source said to “Al-Ghadeer” website: “The …

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday released a joint statement calling for action to be taken towards an Iraq free of mines and explosive ordnance, coinciding with International Mine Awareness Day. UNMAS and UNICEF stated that over 519 children have …

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency announced on Thursday (January 20) the arrest of a suspect who had a hand in a major terror attack in Baghdad in 2016 as well as numerous other terrorist operations in the Iraqi capital. A statement from the agency, cited by Iraqi News …

The Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Thursday, the destruction of three ISIS hideouts deep in the Anbar desert The SMC said, in a statement received by “Al-Ghadeer”, that “the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency in the Ministry of Interior continues its preemptive qualitative operations, and according to the confessions …

The Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, on Wednesday, announced the complete withdrawal of the foreign combat forces from Iraq. Al-Kadhimi tweeted, “the Coalition has fully completed their combat role after transfer of personnel and material outside Iraq. Going forward, their role will be to advise and assist our security …

Five members of the terrorist organization of ISIS were killed in a series of airstrikes in Diyala, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Wednesday. SMC said that forces from the Counter-Terrorism-Services, the army, police, and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) carried out a three-day military operation orchestrated by Diyala’s …

The Security Media Cell announced killing four ISIS terrorists in a combing campaign in Hamrin Mountain Range, in Diyala governorate. The Cell said in a statement that the Diyala Operation Command that one of its forces clashed with ISIS terrorists and killed four of them. The statement noted that the …

Three ISIS terrorists have been killed in a security operation of the Iraqi forces in Kirkuk, spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said on Thursday. Rasool said in a statement earlier today that a force from the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) was able to eliminate three …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced the destruction of ISIS tunnels and hideouts in the Al-Anbar desert on Friday. In a statement, the Cell said that a joint security force carried out a military operation in two consecutive days in the Al-Anbar desert, searching for ISIS remnants. According to the statement, …

A security source in Diyala reported that an ISIS attack targeting the Iraqi army and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (PMF), on the outskirts of al-Muqdadiyah district. The source said that ISIS snipers attacked a joint security point of the Iraqi army and the PMF in Abou Moussa village, in al-Muqdadiyah. The source …

A joint force from al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) Operations Command in Diyala and Diyala’s Operations Command of the Iraqi army launched a large-scale military operation to pursue ISIS remnants in the Hemrin mountains area. The Commander of the PMF Operations in Diyala, Taleb al-Mousawi, said that the operation covers …

The Iraqi airforces bombed sites of the terrorist organization of ISIS in Saladin, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported earlier today, Saturday. SMC said that the Iraqi F-16 aircrafts carried out seven airstrikes on five ISIS hideouts preceded by a ground patrol of the Counter-Terrorism-Services in Mutaybeja in the east …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) confirmed, on Friday, that its intelligence led to the killing of 10 of the most prominent leaders of ISIS in 3 provinces during 2021. The spokesman for the Diyala axis, Sadiq al-Hussaini, said that “the intelligence of the PMF has made qualitative breakthroughs for many …