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| Iraq |
| ISIS behind brutal attack in Salah al-Din province |
| 2021-03-15 |
| [CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... ] ISIS The attack took place in Albu-Dour's predominantly Sunni village in Salah al-Din province, about 84 miles north of the Iraqi capital. The area is under the control of Iraq's Shia led paramilitary forces also known as the Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs). ISIS grabbed credit for the attack in a statement released Friday. The group said several ISIS They called some of those related to the people they killed "spies" who worked for the Popular Mobilization Units. ISIS released photos of the raid, including images of some of the victims. Iraqi security officials confirmed to CNN that they were indeed the victims. The terrorist group also killed a local police officer and a lawyer in two separate attacks in the same village, the Iraqi military statement said. Iraqi security officials said during the investigation they have "concluded that the perpetrators of the crime were elements of ISIS terrorist group who infiltrated the village on foot while wearing military uniform under the pretext of searching homes of the victims," according to the statement. Related: Salah al-Din: 2021-03-06 Libyan Official Demands inquiry into Armed Attack in Tripoli Salah al-Din: 2020-10-19 Iraq's CTS forces break up an ISIS terrorist network and arrests 11 of its members in Salah al-Din Salah al-Din: 2020-10-18 Iraqi citizen grieving after his family members were killed at the hands of Iran-backed Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq militias in Balad district |
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