Security personnel, 3 Islamic State members killed in repelled attack, south of Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Three Islamic State members were killed in an attack repelled by the pro-government paramilitary troops, south of Mosul, a security source said on Saturday.
Speaking to Alghad Press, the source said “three Islamic State members carried out an attack against Sharia village, south of Mosul.”
Meanwhile, “troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) repulsed the attack, leaving one personnel and three militants killed,” the source added.
The attack, according to the source, “is the third in 24 hours by Islamic State against south of Mosul.”
Islamic State military official arrested in western Mosul: Commander
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi police have arrested Islamic State military official in Mosul city in Nineveh, a security source was quoted saying on Sunday.
“Based on information from the intelligence, an Islamic State military official called Nezar Saleh was arrested in al-Yabesat region in western Mosul,” Brig. Gen. Hamad al-Jabour, commander of Nineveh police, told Anadolu agency.
The suspect, according to Jabouri, “used to be in charge of booby trapping of vehicles in Aski-Mosul region, while the militant group was in control of the city.”
Over thirty Islamic State members arrested in security operation, west of Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi troops have arrested 35 Islamic State members in west of Mosul, a security source was quoted saying on Sunday.
“Iraqi local troops in west of Mosul carried out an operation in regions of al-Nabi Sheet, al-Dawasa, Bab Jedeid, al-Farouq, Tammuz, al-Rifaei, al-Thawra and Hamdoun. The detainees were taken to Nineveh Police Command for investigations,” the source told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA).