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Iraq
Diyala Kombat Kronicle
2017-12-04

Two Peshmerga fighters found killed, northeastern Diyala
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) Two bodies of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were found after one day of their disappearance in northeast of Diyala, an informed source from the province said on Sunday.

Speaking to Alghad Press, the source said, “two Peshmerga personnel, from northeastern Diyala regions, went out on Saturday for fishing near border areas, where they were mysteriously lost.”

The victims were not on duty, when they went for fishing, the source, who preferred anonymity, added.

“The two bodies were found killed near the borders of Qurret Tabbah region,” the source said, adding that the Islamic State is likely to have kidnapped and killed them.

“The two bodies were transferred to forensic medicine department. Investigations were conducted,” he added

Two ISIS turbans killed, soldier wounded in Diyala
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) An Islamic State member was killed, while another committed suicide in a security operation in in eastern Diyala, a commander said on Saturday.

“Joint troops of army, police and al-Hashd al-Shaabi [Popular Mobilization Forces], backed by army jets, carried out a wide-scale military operation from two directions at the region that stretches between Nada basin to Wadi al-Kalal and Wadi Kazlaq, east of Diyala,” Maj. Gen. Mazhar al-Azzawi, commander of Dijla Operations Command, told Alghad Press.

“The operation left two IS members killed. One of them, a suicide bomber, was blown up as result of shooting by the security troops. A huge rest house, including huge number of bombs and amount of explosives were destroyed in Wadi al-Kalal and areas in its vicinity,” Azzawi said.

“Wide regions were combed, based on accurate intelligence information,” Azzawi said. “Dijla operations will resume to follow the militants in Diyala.”

Earlier on the day, Azzawi announced the launch of military operation to follow the militants in east of Diyala.

Moreover, a local official from Diyala said on Saturday that troops thwarted an attack by IS against a security checkpoint in northeast of Baquba. A soldier was wounded during the accident.

“IS militants attempted to attack, in the evening, an army checkpoint in al-Kabbah village, northeast of Baqubah,” Adnan Ghadban, head of the municipal council of al-Abbara town, said.

“Army troops managed to foil the attack and follow the militants,” he said. “One of the army soldiers was wounded by a sniper while foiling the attack. He was then taken to hospital for treatment.”

Official warns against planned attack by Islamic State, northeast of Diyala
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) An official from Diyala province has prevailed intentions of tribes in the north east to confront an a terrorist attack by Islamic State.

In a statement on Sunday, Mohamed Baqir al-Tamimi, head of Abu Sayda town, said “tribes in the town are armed and ready, after information showed intentions of Islamic State militants to carry out an operation in the town to be followed by suicide attacks.”

“The main target behind this scheme is to the biggest losses among troops and civilians to destabilize security there,” he added.

Tamimi also urged security troops to intensify the airstrikes and to “enforce security deployed there due to the few number of personnel, compared to the geographic area and density of forests.”

He also urged presence of al-Hashd al-Shaabi [Popular Mobilization Forces] at regions lie abu Sayda and abu Karma, being near to areas, where IS exist.
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