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Four killed, including two police officers, in Anbar ISIS raid
09-12-2024[Rudaw] Two suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members and two police officers were killed during a raid near Anbar province’s Falluja district, Iraqi police announced on Monday. Ahmed al-Mashhadani, media director of Anbar police told Rudaw that a unit of Iraq’s national security service raided a house in Falluja’s Amiriya subdistrict, where they found “two known ISIS members hiding”. Clashes erupted between the police forces and the gunmen, Mashhadani said, resulting in the killing of two police officers, as well as the two ISIS suspects. Rumors circulated on Iraqi social media that the two suspects broke out of prisons in Syria and crossed Iraqi borders into Anbar. Mashhadani denied the rumors, stating that the suspects were from the area and are "well known." Related: Falluja district: 2011-02-06 Tribal chief killed, 2 wounded in Falluja blast Falluja district: 2009-07-29 19 wanted men, suspects arrested in Falluja Falluja district: 2009-02-20 2 civilians wounded in IED blast in Falluja Related: Anbar: 2024-11-30 Iraqi airstrikes target 6 suspected ISIS hideouts in Anbar Anbar: 2024-11-25 Sulaimani security forces dismantle 'dangerous' ISIS cell Anbar: 2024-11-20 UK extends condolences for victims of ISIS attack in Salahaddin province Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-11 |
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