3 dies in ISIS set bomb near MosulMosul (IraqiNews.com) A whole family was killed by Islamic State militants after they infiltrated via Tigris river to south of Mosul city, a security source was quoted saying.
IS militants sneaked from the islands in Tigris river toward Hammam al-Alil, south of Mosul, late on Friday, the source who preferred anonymity told the Russian Sputnik agency.
The militants accessed a house of a woman who works at a hospital of Hammam al-Alil camp, the source said. They slaughtered her, along with her two sons, who are tribal fighters in Nineveh.
The islands are totally covered by thick trees, which prevents observing the sneaking militants, who have hideouts and tunnels there, the source said.
2 die near Sinjar in Ninevah
Sinjar (IraqiNews.com) Four persons were killed and injured as a bomb blast occurred west of Sinjar, a Yazidi activist was quoted saying on Saturday.
Speaking to Alghad Press, Farhan Ibrahim, Yazidi activist, said, “a bomb, placed inside a school in a village near al-Domeiz district, west of Sinjar, exploded while four persons were accessing the school.”
“The blast left two victims and two wounded,” Ibrahim said.
2 wounded in mortar attack in Kirkuk
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Two civilians were wounded as mortar missiles fell, north of Kirkuk, a security source said on Friday.
“Mortar missiles fell on Dour al-Kahrabaa region in Dibs town, north of Kirkuk, which left two civilians wounded,” the source told Mawazin News.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said, “security troops, backed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi [Popular Mobilization Forces] cordoned off the accident spot. Ambulances transferred the wounded to hospital for treatment.
Iraqi troops, backed by PMFs, took over Kirkuk province from Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Tuesday, fulfilling instructions made earlier by Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to retake areas where sovereignty is disputed with Kurdistan Region’s Government.