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More Mosul Moslem Mayhem
 9,000-plus died in battle for Mosul — nearly 10 times more than thought
Six Islamic State militants killed in campaign, southeastern Mosul: Officer Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi troops killed six Islamic State militants in a security campaign launched in southeast of Mosul on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. “The federal investigations and intelligence agency submitted information to the National Security Agency over presence of six out of 20 militants, who previously infiltrated into Mosul, are there at a residential house in al-Shaimaa region, southeast of the city,” Cap. Mohamed Atwan al-Ghanimi, of the agency, said. “Joint troops of the agency and the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service headed toward the target after drawing accurate plan,” he added. Troops, according to Ghanimi, urged the militants to turn in themselves. However, they rejected and started confrontations. The snipers began with opening fire against the militants from several directions. “In less than 10 minutes, all the militants were attacked. No casualties were reported among troops and civilians,” Atwan said. Efforts are made to look for the rest of the militants, after information showed they sneaked toward the center of the city from desert regions, according to the officer. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-21 |
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