Iraqi police kill five Islamic State militants in Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that its security forces killed five Islamic State militants, who were hiding inside two tunnels in Mosul city.
In a statement received by Shafaq News, spokesperson for the Security Media Center Brigadier General Yehia Rasool said that “federal police, backed by troops from the Joint Operations Command, managed to kill five IS members inside two tunnels in Wadi Zainia area in Mosul.”
“According to intelligence reports, this terrorist group was planning to target innocent civilians,” Rasool added.
Mayor killed in armed attack by Islamic State, south of Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) A mayor has been killed in an armed attack carried out by Islamic State members, south of Mosul, a police officer from Nineveh police said on Sunday.
Speaking to BasNews, Cap. Amir Wathiq said “armed militants of Islamic State broke into the house of Ismail abdul Wahed [mayor of al-Athba village] and killed him before running away toward unknown destination.”
Security troops “transferred the victim’s body to forensic medicine department and conducted investigations,” he added.
The attack is the second in less than three days, as the militant group targeted a mayor in Hatra on Friday and killed him along with his son and another civilian.