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Ninevah Neutralization News
 Child wounded in suicide attack against former official’s house, south of Nineveh Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) At least a child was wounded as suicide bombers launched an attack against house of a local official early on Sunday in Nineveh, a police source was quoted saying. “Three suicide bombers attacked house of the former chief of Qayyarah town,” the source from the town police department told Alghad Press. “One of the attackers was killed before blowing up himself, while the two others ran away,” the source said. “The attack occurred in Arfeila village in Qayyarah.” According to the source, “at least a child was wounded during the attack.” Meanwhile, Ali Dawdah, mayor of Shirqat town, said curfew has been imposed in the town, located north of Salahuddin province. “A suicide bomber is still free in Shirqat. Thus, curfew has been imposed from 7 AM on Sunday until 10 AM,” he added. Five Christians wounded as Shia-led troops open fire against protesters in Nineveh Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Five Christians were wounded as the Shia-led paramilitary forces opened fire against demonstrators who were protesting against assaults by the troops in Nineveh, a security source was quoted saying on Saturday. “Tens of Christians gathered today at Bartala village, east of Mosul, in protest against frequent assaults by the PMFs against the Christians,” Police Cap. Agathon Saleh told Anadolu Agency. ” The latest assaults were the support of PMFs to Shia students at al-Hamdaniya University to attack Christian students, in addition to the frequent thefts and sexual harassment of women,” he added. Troops, according to Saleh, “opened fire in the air to disperse protesting civilians, however, they remained and resumed chanting anti-PMFs slogans. This urged the troops to randomly shoot the protesters.” “Three men and two women were injured before they were transferred to the hospital in Hamdaniya for treatment. Counter-Terrorism Services (army’s elite forces) arrived then and arrested nine PMFs personnel for investigations,” Saleh said. “Many Christians are angry about PMFs’ practices, considering them resumption of violations by the Islamic State,” he added. Many Christians evacuated their regions in Mosul as IS controlled these areas before three years. However, many of them returned back after those regions were cleared from IS. Many factions including Sunnis and Kurds demand disarming PMFs, which are accused of committing violations during the past three years. Relics of 90 Yazidi victims found in mass grave, west of Nineveh Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Security troops ran into two mass graves in west of Nineveh, a local source from the province said on Saturday. Speaking to Alghad Press, the source said, “Iraqi troops, the Yazidi mobilization forces and local residents confiscated in Sinjar two mass graves including relics of 90 Yazidi victims.” “Most of the persons, whose bodies were found, were from Mujamma al-Jazirah and Qaboussiya village, who were abducted by the Islamic State while controlling Sinjar,” he added. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-18 |
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