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| Iraq |
| Diyala Devastations: 2 die |
| 2016-04-22 |
| 1 Iraqi kop dies in small arms attack (IraqiNews.com) Diyala – The Head of Abbara Council in Diyala Province Adnan al-Tamimi revealed on Thursday, that three police elements were either killed or wounded in an armed attack launched by ISIS members east of the vicinity. Tamimi said in a brief statement received by IraqiNews.com, “Today, ISIS members launched an armed attack on a police checkpoint in the vicinity of Zaghniya village (5 km east of Abbara vicinity and 15 km northeast of Baqubah), killing a policeman and wounding two others.” Tamimi added, “The courageous police elements foiled ISIS attack on the village.” Iraqi forces detain suspect in Camp Speicher attack (IraqiNews.com) Diyala – On Thursday, Diyala Police Chief Jassim al-Saadi announced arresting the terrorist who participated in the killing of 13 soldiers in Camp Speicher massacre. Saadi said in a brief statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “A special security force from Diyala police carried out an operation in the western neighborhoods of Baqubah City, and was able to arrest a terrorist.” Saadi added, “The arrested terrorist was involved in many crimes, including houses’ detonation in Beni Yazid village, assassinations in al-Mafreq area, in addition to killing 13 soldiers in Camp Speicher massacre.” “The terrorist was arrested based on accurate intelligence information,” Saadi continued. 1 Iraqi militiaman shot to death (IraqiNews.com) Diyali – A security source in Diyali province said on Thursday, that unidentified gunmen killed an element of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia near a village northeast of Baqubah. The source, who requested anonymity, said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “Today, unidentified gunmen attacked an element of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi [militia] near the village of Bruwana al-Kabira (13 km northeast of Baqubah) and opened their fire against him, resulting in his immediate death,” pointing out that, “A security force cordoned off the area and transferred the dead body to the forensic medicine authority, while opened an investigation into the incident.” |
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