Iraqi security forces arrest eight Islamic State militants in Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Eight Islamic State members were arrested Saturday in different security campaigns in Mosul city, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
Speaking to the Arabic-language Shafaq News website, Maj. Gen. Saad Maan said that security forces, in cooperation with citizens, managed to apprehend eight militants who fought among Islamic State’s ranks during its capture of Mosul in 2014-2017.
“The militants were arrested in the eastern side of Mosul,” the spokesman said, adding that all legal measures were taken against them.
SMC: 3 wanted persons arrested on terrorism charges in Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) The Security Media Center (SMC) announced, on Friday, that the security forces have arrested three wanted persons, on charges of terrorism, in the city of Mosul, in Nineveh Province.
The Center reported in a statement that based on accurate intelligence information, security forces of Nineveh managed to arrest three wanted persons, who were charged with terrorism.
Furthermore, it revealed that the wanted persons were arrested in the areas of al-Rashidiyah and Yarmaja in the city of Mosul, where one of them was working as the Islamic State’s officer of the bureau of tribal affairs.