Bomb explosion kills Iraqi major in Mosul city
22 September
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) – An Iraqi army officer was killed Sunday in a bomb explosion in Makhmour district, east of Mosul city, a security source said.
Speaking to Baghdad Today website, the source said that an explosive charge targeted an army patrol in Makhmour district, leaving a major dead.
A manhunt was launched to arrest perpetrators of the attack, the source added.
Five IS terrorists arrested for fight against security forces in Mosul
23 September
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) – Five Islamic State terrorists were arrested Monday for their involvement in the fight against security forces in Mosul city, the Interior Ministry spokesman said.
The militants were arrested in al Obour district in the western side of Mosul by a joint force of Nineveh police and counter-terrorism squad, the spokesman said.
Three of them were members of the Islamic State’s Jund (soldiers) Diwan, who took part in the fighting against security force during the liberation of Mosul from terrorism, the spokesman added.