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Iraqi army frees five kidnapped by Islamic State, finds bodies of six more
 Anbar (IraqiNews.com) – An Iraqi mayor has said that army troops have freed five people, who were kidnapped by Islamic State militants last Friday in western Iraq.Mayor Hussein al-Akidi of Rawa city in the western province of Anbar told SNG News that an army force launched a military operation in al-Madham district, west of Rawa, to free the five civilians, who were kidnapped while gathering desert truffles in the desert of the province. The troops managed to flee the abductees and moved them to a safe place, the mayor added. On Monday, a security source said that 12 Iraqi people, including five security men, were kidnapped by the militant group in Umm al-Jedaan area, west of Anbar province. Two of the kidnapped security men were found later dead, the source said. Iraqi border guards find bodies of six people kidnapped by Islamic State Anbar (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi border guards have found bodies of six people, who were kidnapped by the Islamic State terror group in Najaf governorate on Monday. The bodies were found in Umm Jezan area, some 150 kilometers away from Nukhayb town in Anbar, Iraqi website Alghad Press quoted a military force affiliated to the Popular Mobilization Forces as saying in a statement. Preparations are underway to move the bodies to the forensic medicine department, the statement read. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-20 |
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