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Salahuddin Kombat Kourier
Iraqi forces stop suicide attack on Tikrit(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – Salahuddin Police Command announced on Saturday foiling an ISIS suicide attack using a booby-trapped vehicle in northern Tikrit apart from seizing heavy weapons and equipment belonging to ISIS. The commander of emergency police regiments Brigadier General Khalil al-Raml said, “Today the 3rd regiment of the emergency police conducted raid and search operations in the vicinity of Makhul in northern Tikrit after liberating it and seized a cannon called ‘Hell Cannon’ of ISIS, as well as destroying two booby-trapping laboratories and another one for explosives manufacturing.” Raml added, “The operation also resulted in seizing 25 shells, 13 local-made rockets and 17 mortar shells launchers,” adding, “The security forces also foiled a suicide attack launched by ISIS using a booby-trapped vehicle that targeted our troops in the vicinity of Makhul in northern Tikrit.” Iraqi forces close in on Sharqat (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – The governor of Slahuddin Ahmed Jabouri announced on Saturday that the security forces are only 10 kilometers away from the center of al-Sharqat in north of Salahuddin. Jabouri, in a press statement said, “The Iraqi military troops are advancing against ISIS in the military operations and there are excellent plans to dig trenches to hold the ground,” adding, “The security forces have now considerable experience in combating ISIS in the cities. They are stationed] around 10 km from the center of Sharqat.” Posted by: badanov 2016-07-03 |
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