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Two ISIS arms smugglers arrested in Erbil
[Rudaw] Kurdish counterterrorism forces conducted operations against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) in Erbil province, arresting two arms smugglers of the group, the anti-ISIS global coalition said on Thursday. "Today the CTD [The Directorate General of Counter Terrorism] conducted operations in the Al Zaytun area of Erbil, Iraq which resulted in the capture of two #ISIS arms smugglers. These operations deny ISIS the ability to smuggle, store and transport weapons," read a tweet from the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant. Kurdish counterterrorism forces in Erbil have yet to report the arrests. This comes weeks after ISIS killed at least 20 members of Peshmerga forces and three civilians in areas disputed between the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, especially areas which border Erbil city. ISIS claimed on its propaganda channel on Telegram earlier this month that it has killed 23 members of Peshmerga and injured 14 others in the disputed areas in nine days. Related: Erbil: 2021-12-15 Iraq to issue return permits for migrants on Poland-Germany border Erbil: 2021-12-13 PKK hinders government departments from working in Sinjar Erbil: 2021-12-13 Clashes erupt between the Iraqi army and PKK elements in Sinjar Posted by: trailing wife 2021-12-17 |
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