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Iraq
Iraqi Miscellanies
2015-10-09
9 ISIS members killed in rocket attack east of Ramadi, says Federal Police

[IraqiNews] Federal Police Captain Raed Shakir Jawdat announced on Thursday the killing of nine ISIS members in a rocket attack east of the city of Ramadi.

Jawdat said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com: "A force from the brigade stationed in Madyaq area (9 km east of Ramadi) fired three rockets towards an ISIS vehicle, killing nine members of the organization and destroying the vehicle. "

Jawdet added, "The rapid intervention force managed to kill four ISIS elements in the eastern axis of the city of Ramadi, " adding that "the force destroyed five headquarters of the organization."

A source in the Anbar Operations Command said Thursday morning, that a security force has destroyed four hideouts belonging to ISIS north of the city of Ramadi.

5 ISIS elements surrender to Peshmerga in Alkwyr axis south of Erbil

[IraqiNews] Sulaymaniyah -- On Thursday the Peshmerga forces in the province of Sulaymaniyah announced, that five members of ISIS surrendered to the Peshmerga forces in the axis of Alkwyr, south of Irbil (360 km north of Baghdad).

The deputy commander of the Peshmerga forces in the province of Sulaymaniyah, Major General Mohammed Ramadan, said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com "Five members of the organization surrendered, at six o'clock in the morning, to the Peshmerga forces in the village of Saqi in Alkwyr axis."

Ramadan added that "all the snuffies were Iraqis," indicating "they are between the ages of 25 to 35 years.”

Source: ISIS executes 2 young men by throwing them from high building in Mosul

[IraqiNews] Nineveh -- Sources in Nineveh province said on Thursday, that ISIS has executed two young men from the residents of djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
by throwing them from the surface of a high building (405 km north of Baghdad).

A source told IraqiNews.com, "ISIS elements executed, today, two young men from the people of djinn-infested Mosul by throwing them from the surface of a high building in Bab al-Tob area in the city center, after being accused of the practice of homosexuality. "

"Elements of the organization closed the roads and gathered the passengers to watch the execution," the source added.

Former Emergency Regiments Commander of Diwaniyah killed in bomb blast

[IraqiNews] Diwaniyah – The Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, that the former commander of the emergency regiments of Diwaniyah has been killed in the kaboom of a bomb that was emplaced in his car in the province.

The ministry front man Brigadier General Saad Maan said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com "A bomb that was emplaced in the car of the former emergency regiments, Brigadier General Ghassan Mohammed, went kaboom! this evening in the province, resulting in his death."

At least 15 people injured in mortar shell fall in Baqubah District

[IraqiNews] The Mayor of Baqubah District, Abdullah al-Hayali, alannounced on thursday, that at least 15 people have been injured in a mortar shell fall at four neighborhoods in the district of Baqubah.

Hayali said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, "Several mortar shells had fallen on the areas of Katon al-Rahma (7 km west of Baqubah), al-Mafraq (5 km west of Baqubah), al-Hadid (10 km northwest of Baqubah) and Jurf al-Malh (7 km east of Baqubah), resulting in the injury of 15 civilians in an initial outcome."

He added, "The security authorities began precautionary procedures, while worked to find out the sources of the mortars."
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