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Diyala Devastations
Iraqi militia capture ISIS troops near Baqubah(IraqiNews.com) Diyala – Al-Hashd al-Shaabi militia announced on Tuesday capturing a number of the Islamic State group’s members during a security operation northeast of Baqubah, in addition to seizing weapons and equipment belong to the group east of the province. Commander of the 110th brigade, Badr Majid al-Mandalawi said, “This morning, forces from the 1st regiment conducted operations in different areas of al-Saeediyah vicinity, and found a booby-trapped vehicle.” “The security forces also managed to arrest a number of ISIS members in al-Saeediyah area,” Mandalawi explained. “Large quantities of weapons and equipment were found in the areas of Imam Wes and al-Nada, east of Baqubah,” Mandalawi added. Iraqi kops begin offensive near Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Diyala – Diyala Police Command announced on Wednesday conducting a military operation, in order to secure the villages located on its borders with Salahuddin province. Diyala Police Chief, Major General Jassim al-Saadi, said in a press statement, “Today, police forces conducted an operation on the areas located on the border line with Salahuddin Province, in order to chase the ISIS members in the area.” “The operation covered the villages of al-Hawi, al-Darawich, al-Safid and al-Nay,” Saadi explained. “The operation was launched to secure the borders of Diyala with Salahuddin,” Saadi added. The Islamic State group imposed its control over some areas of Diyala, after capturing the cities of Mosul and Tikrit in 10 June 2014. However, security forces and Shia militias managed to liberate these areas later. Posted by: badanov 2016-10-06 |
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