Bomb blast leaves 8 people, including army soldier, killed, injured in Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi soldier was killed, while seven others were injured in a bomb blast targeting a military patrol, west of Mosul, an army source said on Thursday.
Speaking to BasNews website, Col. Hikmat Jamal said “the blast of a bomb, placed by unidentified gunmen, targeted an army patrol, leaving a soldier killed and seven others wounded.”
Security troops, according to the source, “transferred the wounded to a hospital in Mosul and conducted investigations.”
The source also indicated other incident of a civilian abduction in Rabi’a region, west of the city.
Iraqi federal police kill 19 Islamic State militants in Nineveh
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Federal Police forces killed 19 Islamic State militants during a sweeping operation in Nineveh province, the service’s commander declared on Friday.
Raed Shaker Jawdat said in a statement that air force-backed troops besieged a group of Islamic State fighters in Makhmur region, between Nineveh and Salahuddin provinces, while combing the area.
He said a few firearms and a foodstuff depot were found after the encounter.