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| Counter-Terrorism Service delivers the final blow against ISIS in 'Southern Province', Statement says |
| 2021-05-07 |
| [SHAFAQ] Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service has arrested on Thursday an ISIS prominent leader in southern Baghdad. The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool, announced in a statement that "Counter-Terrorism forces carried out operations in al-Radwaniyah, al-Yusufiya and al-Dora, south of Baghdad, and arrested the terrorist Abu Hanan, who works as the Emir of Hamza Sector / South Sector." The operation led to destroying ISIS hideout and seizing ammunition and weapons in al-Yusufiya. The Counter-terrorism forces also struck the central hideout of the "Southern province" in the al-Zaidan district of al-Radwaniyah, which killed three terrorists, Abu Osama, Abu Rabie, and Abu Sarah. According to the statement, those ISIS members provided support to the suicide faceless myrmidons who blew themselves up on innocent citizens in Tayaran Square. Related: Radwaniyah: 2020-11-09 Islamic State attack in near Baghdad kills 11 Radwaniyah: 2020-10-06 Rasoul: Armed Forces reached important leads regarding rocket launchers Radwaniyah: 2020-08-16 New attack reports at the Baghdad Airport |
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