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17 Islamic State members killed in a week within operations in Diyala
[Iraq News] Security operations carried out by joint troops killed seventeen Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... members, including a prominent leaders in seven days, according to the security committee of Diyala provincial council. "Security forces, backed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) carried out several operations over the past seven days to follow IS cells in several regions across Diyala," Sadeq al-Husseini, head of the committee, told Alghad Press on Sunday. "The operations left 17 IS members, including a prominent leader at the so-called Diyala State," Husseini added. "The group lost most of its On Thursday, Husseini said Counter-Terrorism Service managed to kill the Islamic State’s so-called Diyala State’s head (Wali), known as Abu Ayed, in Hamreen mountains. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-08 |
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