(KUNA) -- A number of Iraqi civilians were killed on Wednesday in violent acts in Mosul, northern Iraq. An Iraqi Police source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that unknown gunmen killed three Shiite Kurds in Ansar neighborhood. The source added that insurgents also gunned down a medical worker, noting that the gunmen showered the victim with bullets in Zahra neighborhood, killing him and another civilian instantly.Meanwhile, severe clashes erupted between Iraqi police and army forces on one side and gunmen on the other in Sukkar neighborhood. A gunman was killed and another was wounded, who was detained by Iraqi security forces. The security source said that the Iraqi Police arrested three armed groups this week, noting that the arrested gunmen revealed serious information and admitted committing a number of crimes. The source added that 19 dead bodies were found in several areas in Mosul this week.
Iraqi military kills, arrests 47 armed men in different parts of country
(KUNA) -- Iraqi Ministry of Defense said wednesday that its forces have killed and arrested 47 armed men in the last 24 hours in several parts of the country. A statement from the Iraqi ministry said forces from the eighth and tenth regiments were able to kill two armed men south of Al-forat River in mid Iraq. "Police checkpoints had 683 Iraqi patrolling vehicles who made the arrest of 45 people in cities of Baghdad, Mosul, and Ramadi", statement added.
Iraqi police discovers 20 bodies
(KUNA) -- Iraqi police said Wednesday that the bodies of 20 individuals, out of 25 persons that were kidnapped by insurgents, were found in Dayala province. Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Iraqi police sources said the individuals were abducted in north-eastern Baghdad's Al-Miqdadiya district. Earlier on Wednesday, insurgents took over a bus stop, sorted through the travelers' identification cards to distinguish Sunnis from the Shiites, and then abducted the Shiite men.
Armed cell's leader arrested W.Iraq
(KUNA) -- Multi National Forces (MNF) announced here on Wednesday that an armed cell's leader was arrested west of Iraq by the Iraqi police. Iraqi forces raided three separate targets out of Abu Ghraib town. The terrorist cell's leader and one of his henchmen were arrestd in a house without getting into armed engagements, MNF statement said. The detainee is responsible for planting explosive devices and training on how to use them, blowing up booby-trapped vehicles and launching RPG attacks.
Insurgents separate travelers by sect, kidnap 25 Shiites
(KUNA) -- Sectarian violence continues in Iraq as armed militants kidnapped at least 25 Shiite citizens in Al-Miqdadiya, north eastern Baghdad. The insurgents besieged a bus stop, sorted through the traveler's identification cards to identify the Sunnis' from the Shiites', and then abducted the Shiite men. This incident happened at 6:15 a.m. this morning.
In other news, Iraqi police freed a kidnapped person and arrested seven of his kidnappers during a routine stop at a checkpoint in eastern Baghdad. The police also confiscated four cars and large amounts of weapons.
A booby-trapped car exploded, Wednesday morning, killing one person and wounding four. The blast happened about 200 meters away from the Iraq Finance Ministry in Al-Waziriya junction, northern Baghdad. The explosion ripped the parked car and caused material damage in the area.