Source: 40% of Islamic State militants remained in Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Forty percent of Islamic State fighters have not left the Iraqi city of Mosul, their former capital, even after the government declared victory over the group, a security source was quoted saying on Wednesday.
Iraqi website Alghad Press quoted the source saying that “those elements are most probably of the lower ranks, and largely belong to Mosul and surrounding areas”. He added that “those dropped arms and mingled with locals, but some are immediately arrested once reports are received proving they had taken part in criminal activities in the past”.
Iraqi police arrest pair of Islamic State extremists in Mosul
Nineveh (Iraqinews.com) – Two Islamic State militants were apprehended Wednesday in Mosul city, a police spokesperson was quoted as saying.
“Acting upon accurate intelligence reports, Nineveh police managed to arrest a pair of Islamic State militants in al-Quds district in Mosul’s eastern side,” spokesperson for the Iraqi interior ministry Maj. Gen. Saad Maan told Alghad Press.
One of them was member of the so-called Jaish al-Usrah (the army of difficulty) of Islamic State, the spokesperson added.