Senior Islamic State member arrested in operation in Anbar: Military
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) A senior Islamic State member was arrested in an operation in Anbar, the military intelligence department said on Wednesday.
A statement by the department said "troops managed in an operation, based on accurate information, to lure one of the Death Eaters, known as abul Khayl, along with two of companions to an ambush set up by security forces."
The forces, "followed the turbans in the desert, north of the kilo 160 road in Anbar, and managed to arrest them and destroy their vehicles."
The militan, according to the statement, "used to be the group’s military official, south of Rutba. He was in charge of planting the bombs on the highway to target security personnel and civilians."
On Tuesday, the Interior Ministry announced arresting three turbans in Anbar province.
Civilian killed, another injured in bomb blast, near borders with Syria
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) A civilian was killed, while another was wounded in an explosion caused by a bomb from the remnants of war against Islamic State, west of Anbar, near borders with Syria, a security source from the province said on Thursday.
“A bomb, from the remnants of war against Islamic State, went off as number of civilians were passing near al-Rummana region, in Qaim town, west of Anbar, near borders with Syria. A civilian was killed, while another was injured,” the source told BasNews website.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source added “security troops headed to the accident spot and inspected the region fearing other blasts that could target civilians and security personnel.”
The border regions, according to the source, including Qaim, Rutba, al-Karabla and al-Rummana “were dominated by Islamic State members, who planted hundreds of explosives, which are not totally revealed due to difficulty to locate them.”