Iraqi security arrest Islamic State member at underground tunnel
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi police forces arrested an Islamic State member at an underground tunnel in Kirkuk province, police media said on Tuesday.
A video posted by Iraqi Federal Police showed the troops storming al-Qahara village in the province before arresting the terrorist.
The arrested militant, media reports said, quoted by Shafaq News website, is Sabah Suleiman, aka “Abu Talha”, but did not mention his ranking in the extremist group.
Iraqi security arrest two members of Islamic State’s Jund Diwan in Kirkuk
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) – Two Islamic State (IS) terrorists were apprehended Tuesday in the oil-rich Iraqi province of Kirkuk, a state-run security center said as the country still faces a growing threat posed by the terrorist group’s dormant cells.
“Troops of the homeland security service have arrested two members of the Islamic State’s so-called Jund (soldiers) Diwan, who are wanted by Iraqi judiciary over terror-related charges,” Iraqi website Almaalomah quoted spokesman for the Security Media Center Maj. Gen. Saad Maan as saying.
According to the spokesman, the arrested were made in Panja Ali and Jimen areas in Kirkuk.