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| Iraq |
| Diyala Devastations |
| 2016-10-26 |
| 2 ISIS operatives detained in Baqubah (IraqiNews.com) Diyala – Diyala Police Command announced on Tuesday arresting two senior leaders of the Islamic State in central Baqubah, and pointed out that the two leaders fled from the city of Mosul. Spokesman for Diyala Police Command, Colonel Ghalib Attiya, said in a press statement, “Forces from Diyala emergency regiments and the Ministry of Interior’s intelligence managed, this morning, to arrest two senior leaders of ISIS during a security operation in al-Tahrir area, in central Baqubah.” “The two leaders escaped from the city of Mosul after the security forces started the military battles to liberate Nineveh Province,” Attiya explained. “The operation was carried out based on accurate intelligence information,” Attiya added. The ISIS and other armed group imposed their control over the province of Diyala, after capturing the cities of Mosul and Tikrit, but the security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi managed to liberate some of these areas. Iraqi kops stop suicide bombing in Baqubah (IraqiNews.com) Diyala – Diyala Police Command announced on Tuesday foiling a suicide attack on the eastern checkpoint, northeast of Baqubah, and pointed out that the suicide bomber was holding a false identity. Diyala Police Chief, Major General Jassim al-Saadi, said in a press statement, “Security forces managed, this morning, to monitor a suicide bomber while taking a taxi and moving toward the eastern checkpoint in Qura Tabba area, northeast of Baqubah,” pointing out that, “The forces from the checkpoint shot the suicide bomber who tried to flee, killing him on the spot.” “The suicide bomber was holding a false identity issued from Rusafa Civil Status Directorate,” Saadi explained. “The vigilance of our forces prevented the terrorist from achieving his goal and detonating himself near security forces and civilians,” Saadi added. The ISIS and other armed group, such as Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, imposed their control over the province of Diyala, after capturing the cities of Mosul and Tikrit, but the security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi managed to liberate some of these areas. |
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