Islamic State booby-traps, blows up two security personnel houses, south of Mosul
Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants have blown up two houses of security personnel in Salahuddin after booby-trapping them, an Iraqi military source said on Sunday.
“A group of IS members infiltrated into Kan’ous village in Shirqat town, 90 KM south of Mosul, and booby-trapped two houses of two security personnel before blowing them up,” Col. Abdel Salam al-Jabouri, from the Iraqi army, told Anadolu agency.
“According to local residents, IS members confiscated the food supply and some telecommunications devices at the houses before hiding at the forests adjacent to Tigris River, near the village,” he added.
Iraqi joint troops, backed by army jets, have launched several campaigns to comb the regions in south of Mosul and target the militant group’s hideouts.
Islamic State leader arrested in poor districts of Mosul: Deputy Commander
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Several Islamic State leaders were arrested in the poor districts in southeast of Mosul, a deputy commander said on Sunday.
Speaking to Alghad Press on Sunday, Col. Ahmed Selim, deputy commander of Nineveh Operations said “information received by the command over presence of Islamic State members in Sumar and eastern Yarimja districts, southeast of Mosul, which were invaded. The militants were arrested and referred to investigations.”
“The regions in southeastern Mosul is a fertile place for terrorism growth. Thus we follow on the situation there and urge residents to cooperate with troops to impose security,” he added.
“The militant group is trying to remain there at the poor regions, which have been a stronghold for it for long time,” he said.