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Suicide attacker killed, three foreigners arrested, east of Diyala

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) A suicide bomber was killed while three other foreigners were arrested in a security operation, east of Diyala, a commander said on Monday.

“The police in Diyala managed to kill a suicide attacker and arrest three others of foreign nationalities in an operation that took place in the depth of Hamreen mountains,” Maj. Gen. Mazhar al-Azzawi, commander of Dijla Operations, told AlSumaria News.

“The command will resume efforts to eliminate the presence of extremist groups in Diyala,” he added.

Security troops managed to kill several suicide attackers over the past few months in different regions across the province.

Iraqi troops destroy Islamic State hideout in Diyala

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi troops destroyed on Monday an Islamic State hideout in Diyala province, the military intelligence directorate said.

“Intelligence officers from the 18th brigade launched an attack on an IS hideaway at Wadi al-Kalal area east of Diyala,” the Directorate of General Military Intelligence said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Baghdad Today website.

“Fierce clashes erupted between the two sides, prompting an Islamic State militant to blow himself up,” the statement read, adding that the troops killed another IS militant on site.
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