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Security forces in Iraq announced the arrest of a high-ranking ISIS leader in a coordinated intelligence operation in Kirkuk, an official statement said on Monday. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Kurdish security forces, Asayish, led to the capture of the commander known as Abu Bakhari, who is said …

A security delegation headed on Thursday by the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yar allah, arrived in Kirkuk to oversee the security situation following recent events in the disputed region. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) reporter said, “The Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant …

Security services in Kirkuk Governorate made a grim discovery on Tuesday, unearthing a mass grave believed to contain the remains of individuals who perished during the period of ISIS control over the region. According to a security source, the mass grave was found within the Al-Baghara base in Kirkuk Governorate. …

The Joint Operations Command announced on Friday that three ISIS members were killed in an airstrike carried out by Iraqi fighter jets yesterday in Kirkuk. According to a statement issued by the Operations Command, Iraqi F16 aircraft targeted a terrorist cell in the Wadi al-Shai valley. The statement indicated that …

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 …

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 …

Two members of the Islamic State terrorist group had been killed in an airstrike in Kirkuk, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a press release on Saturday. According to the press release, the two terrorists were first identified ten kilometers far from the location of the strike. The two …

On Thursday, the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency (FIIA) stated that six people affiliated with ISIS were arrested in three governorates. The Agency explained that three terrorists were apprehended in Saladin, two in Kirkuk, and one in Al-Anbar. In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS after Iraqi forces drove …

Six ISIS terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes carried out by the Iraqi Airforce in Kirkuk, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a statement on Monday. According to SMC, the attack took place following extensive cooperation between the federal intelligence agency, the national intelligence body, and the …

A commander of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group has been captured in a security operation in Nineveh, Iraq’s Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a statement on Wednesday. The arrestee, wanted in accordance with Article 4/Terrorism as by the statement, served as a bodyguard for the head of the …

On Saturday, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) raided ISIS positions in the areas among Diyala, Saladin, and Kirkuk governorates. A PMF leader told Al-Ghadeer News that the PMF artillery bombarded five ISIS sites in the border areas between the Al-Azim district, north of Diyala, and the outskirts of Kirkuk and …

Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Agency has apprehended a senior ISIS commander in Kirkuk, a spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major-General Yehya Rasool, said on Monday. The arrestee, Abu Hamza al-Mitwity, is a security commander in the so-called Wilayat of Kirkuk and a commander of the Raid team of …

The Federal Police announced arresting two terrorists in Kirkuk on Monday. A statement by the police said that it had launched an inspection campaign in Hilal al-Kulsh village in Kirkuk, during which the two terrorists were caught. The arrestees were referred to the concerned authorities.

Iraqi Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) launched a large-scale search campaign south of Kirkuk, an official statement said on Sunday. The statement said that the operation aims to secure the vicinity of the Daquq district and close the security gaps that ISIS militants might exploit to wage terrorist attacks in …

The Iraqi intelligence agency announced arresting two terrorists on Friday. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that the two terrorists were separately arrested in al-Anbar and Kirkuk. In the same context, the agency’s units in the al-Anbar governorate discovered a 200-meters long tunnel, used by terrorist gangs to …

Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Agency on Thursday killed a senior ISIS commander and captured nine members of the in separate operations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and Kirkuk. According to an official statement on Thursday, an ISIS commander was killed, and another was arrested in an ambush near al-Awashra village in Kirkuk. …

Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) thwarted an ISIS attack west of Kirkuk. The PMF said in a statement that ISIS terrorists attacked the PMF’s patrol near the Rubaida area, al-Rashad district before the force responded and forced them to flee.

The commander of the Kirkuk Joint Operations Command announced that the ISIS terrorists’ largest base in the Wadi al-Shay area of ​​Kirkuk province was destroyed on the third day of the Iron Hammer operation. Lieutenant-General Ali Al-Fariji said that a number of weapons, equipment, ammunition, and explosives belonging to ISIS …

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 …

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 …