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| 2015-04-24 |
| Coalition warplanes destroy ISIS convoy of 17 vehicles coming from Syria, says Iraq’s Falcon Intelligence Cell [IraqiNews.com] A statement from Iraq's Falcon Intelligence Cell, an undercover anti-terrorism unit from the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that US-led international coalition aircraft managed to destroy an ISIS convoy consisting of 17 vehicles heading from Syria to Iraq and added that the strike killed 35 ISIS Arab and foreign elements. The Intelligence and Federal Investigation Agency said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com "With the help of God, the Falcon Intelligence Cell followed and monitored the movements of the ISIS group, and directed a big strike to a convoy was coming from Syria into Iraq, by the international coalition's warplanes on the 21st of April at 07:00 PM." The Agency added, "The strike led to the destruction of the entire convoy, consisting of 17 vehicles loaded with Coalition warplanes killed over half of ISIS leadership says US Ambassador to Iraq [IraqiNews.com] The United States announced on Thursday, that the US-led international coalition warplanes have killed more than half of ISIS' leaders while confirmed that it will participate in military operations waged by any forces under the command of the Iraqi authority. US ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones said during a meeting with a number of media agencies, including IraqiNews.com "The international coalition's strikes have killed more than half of ISIS leaders," emphasizing that, "There were no losses among civilians or Iraqi forces." Jones added, "There is no disagreement between the Iraqi government and the US government about Tikrit bombings," noting that, "All the coalition's operations are under the command of Iraqi authority." On March 26, 2015 the US State Department claimed that the international coalition had launched 1,678 strikes against ISIS in Iraq. 7 dead, 12 wounded in suicide bombing south of Samarra [IraqiNews.com] According to a security source in Salahuddin province, seven of the visitors to Imam Ali al-Hadi have been killed and 12 others were maimed in a suicide kaboom south of Samarra. The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, "A jacket wallah wearing an boom belt went kaboom!on Wednesday evening, amid crowds of visitors returning from Imam Ali al-Hadi's visit in the area between al-Ishaqi and Balad south of Samarra, killing at least seven and injuring 12 others." The source, who requested to remain anonymous, added, "The security force cordoned off the scene, while ambulances transported the injured to a nearby hospital, and the dead bodies to the Forensic Medicine Authority." Iraqi forces kill 52 ISIS fighters in eastern al-Karma, says Baghdad Operations [IraqiNews.com] On Thursday, Baghdad Operations Command announced, that the security forces managed to kill 52 ISIS fighters in a security operation in eastern al-Karma. Baghdad Operations Command said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com "Today, army forces backed by police elements and al-Hashed al-Sha'bi militia have continued cleansing the areas of eastern al-Karma district as a part of the operation 'Fajr al-Karma' for the 9th day in a row," pointing out that, "The security forces managed to kill 52 terrorists, in addition to destroying 3 armored vehicles that were carrying machine-guns and killing anyone inside them." "The security forces has also managed to treat 10 booby-trapped houses and destroy 8 terrorists' shelters as well as an anti-aircraft machine gun," the statement added. |
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