Aswat al-Iraq: Two border guards were killed and eight others were wounded when an improvised explosive device went off in the south of Khaneqeen, the spokesman for the border guards said on Monday.
"An explosive charge was detonated targeting a vehicle patrol of the 8th battalion of the Iraqi army, killing two border guards and injuring eight," Sarjal Abdul Karim told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "The explosion occurred between Kani Massi and Ali al-Saghier villages in Naftkhana region in the south of Khaneqeen," he added.
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Aswat al-Iraq: Four suspected gunmen were freed on Monday in Talafar after they were proved not guilty of involvement in violent acts, a police source said.
"The investigation judge in Talafar, 60 km west of Mosul, ordered to free four suspected gunmen after they were proved not guilty of involvement in terrorist acts," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "They spent 11 months behind bars," he added, without giving further details.
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Aswat al-Iraq: A body of a Yazidi girl was found in northern Mosul city, a police source said on Monday. "Police forces found on Monday (Feb. 9) a body of a 17-year-old Yazidi girl in al-Ghabat region in northern Mosul," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "The body bore signs of several stab wounds," he noted. "The police opened investigation into the incident," he added.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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