New mass grave found in Iraq’s Mosul city
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi security forces on Saturday found a new mass grave including remains of 78 civilians who were killed by Islamic State militants in Mosul city, a security source was quoted saying on Saturday.
Iraqi website BasNews quoted Cap. Ali Hassan Marwan, from Nineveh province police, as saying that the new mass grave was found near al-Rashidiyah district in Mosul.
He added that the remains of 54 people were found to be belonging to women, who were kidnapped by IS militants during the group’s capture of the city.
They were handed to forensic experts to identify them and their relatives.
As Iraqi troops recaptured areas held by Islamic State militants since 2014, they have regularly run into mass graves of civilians and security agents executed by the militants for fleeing the group’s havens or collaborating with security forces.
Nineteen Islamic State members arrested in operation, south of Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Nineteen Islamic State members have been arrested in a wide-scale operation, south of Mosul, Nineveh Police Command said on Thursday.
“Security troops of Nineveh Operations Command carried out a wide-scale operation after closing all exits of Qayyarah region in order to storm the region,” Col. Saleh al-Sherifi told BasNews. “The operation resulted in arresting 19 infiltrators of Islamic State members, possessing weapons and hand grenades.”
The operation, according to Sherifi, is ongoing. “The arrested ones were taken to the command headquarters for investigations ahead of standing judiciary.”
Two Islamic State members arrested, west of Mosul: Interior Ministry
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two Islamic State members have been arrested in west of Mosul, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
In a statement, Maj. Gen. Saad Maan, spokesperson for the ministry, said “police in Nineveh, in collaboration with citizens, managed to arrest two Islamic State members who were involved in terrorism charges. They were used to fight with the group’s so-called Soldiers Department.”
The militants, according to the ministry, “were arrested in al-Zahraa district, west of Mosul.”