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Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 3 die
 Iraqi soldier dies in stabbing attack in Baghdad city (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Saturday, official journalists with the Ministry of Defense announced the death of an army member after being stabbed yesterday in Baghdad’s Green Zone. The journalists said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Today, an army member died in the hospital, after being stabbed yesterday.” The statement added, “The army member was stabbed by one of the rioters who stormed the state’s institutions.” Noteworthy, a number of protesters stormed the Green Zone yesterday, while the security forces imposed strict measures and a curfew in the capital, Baghdad. 2 die in bombing in Tarmiya (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Ministry of Interior revealed on Saturday, that nine people were either killed or wounded in a bomb blast in northern Baghdad. The source said in an interview obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, a bomb exploded near a popular market in the district of Tarmiya in northern Baghdad, killing two people and wounding seven others.” The source, who asked anonymity, added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while cordoned off the area of the incident and barred approaching it.” Iraqi army units fights against armed group in al-Sawajen (IraqiNews.com) Bagdad – A police source revealed on Saturday, that clashes broke out between an army force and a group of gunmen inside a village in northern Baghdad, while emphasized receiving information about the presence of suicide bombers inside the village. The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “This evening, a force from the army’s 11th brigade clashed with unidentified gunmen in al-Sawajen village in Rashidiya area in northern Baghdad.” The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added, “A force from Baghdad Operations Command rushed to al-Rashidiya area to back the army forces.” Iraqi kops tighten security in Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Saturday, a source in the Iraqi police announced, that strict security procedures had been taken in the capital, Baghdad, while pointed out that ISIS is planning to target the capital with suicide bombers. The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The security forces imposed strict procedures in Baghdad,” adding that, “These strict procedures were taken after receiving information about ISIS intention to target the capital with suicide bombers.” Curfew imposed in Green Zone Baghdad- Iraqi authorities recently imposed a curfew in the capital city of Iraq, Baghdad, which will last until further notice. The check in time was announced on Friday after Sadrist movement protestors broke into Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s office in the Green zone, the most common given name for the International Zone of Baghdad. The break and enter is considered the second within three weeks. The Sadrist Movement is a chiefly Shi’ite Iraqi national movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr. The movement has been incessantly demonstrating against the Iraqi authorities in the last month. After the protestors arriving to the Green Zone, large numbers of them took camp inside the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the Parliament building, despite security forces shooting out rounds of fire do disband the crowd. “Hundreds of demonstrators stormed into Abadi’s office at the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the building of the parliament,” sources said. Media reported three demonstrators dead and 22 others injured. Reinforcement was soon sent to the area to inhibit the flow of protestors. Thousands of protestors had gathered at the Liberation Square then headed for the Green Zone, waving over the national flag, and screaming out slogans urging the national army not to side with corruption. The registered security breach at the Green Zone was set off after Sadrists, what followers of the Sadrist movement are referred to, broke into the Green Zone last April. Their protests were sparked by the failure to form a new cabinet. As for Anbar, the largest governorate in Iraq, over 35 ISIS militants were reportedly killed in an operation run at the border area between Jordan and Iraq. Anbar governorate encompasses much of the country’s western territory and shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Colonel Ahmed al-Dulaimi, speaking from inside the Anbar operation rooms, said that collaborative efforts of the Iraqi Army, police officers, tribal members and both the international coalition and Iraqi air campaigns, have successfully taken down 35 ISIS terrorists, and 5 armed vehicles have been destroyed. The operation took place aiming to free the security station Bustan, which is located near the Iraq-Jordan border. Al-Dulaimi added that security forces had spread across the premise, and are currently clearing the scene from land mines and explosives planted by the terrorist organization. He also added that the Trebil border crossing will be opened as soon as possible. Trebil is a village in the Anbar Governorate of Iraq, on the Iraq-Jordan border. Posted by: badanov 2016-05-22 |
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