2 yutes kill ISIS operative in Mosul
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Iraqi media outlets reported on Wednesday that violent clashes broke out near a house in the city of Mosul after two teenagers murdered an ISIS militant.
Al Sumeria News stated “Two teenagers from the Popular Resistance killed an ISIS member who was stationed in al-Hayy al-Arabi area in Mosul, then escaped to a house in the residential area,” adding that, “Dozens of armed ISIS members surrounded the house, then violent clashes broke out between them and the two youths who resisted ISIS courageously.”
“Clouds of smoke rose from the house after being set ablaze,” Al Sumaria explained. “The fate of the two youths are unknown,” Al Sumaria revealed.
The attacks against ISIS members in the city of Mosul started to increase as a result of a growing popular uprising against the presence of the terror group in the city.
The joint security forces, backed by the Army Aviation and international coalition forces, continue advancing in the battle to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation.
Iraqi militia torture refugees in Mosul
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Social media activists published a video showing a number of al-Hashd al-Shaabi milita members torturing two displaced children in Mosul, Rudaw News website reported on Wednesday.
The footage showed security members, who are said to be from al-Hashd al-Shaabi’s forces torturing children for fleeing the ongoing military battles in Mosul.
The video was published on accounts close to al-Hashd al-Shaabi forces that are deployed near the city of Mosul but its credibility could not be ensured yet.
Earlier, Human Rights Watch warned of organized killing and torture by al-Hashd al-Shaabi motivated by sectarian hatred against civilians in the areas of battle against the Islamic State.
Al-Hashd al-Shaabi was formed in 2014 for deployment against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The organization was formed by uniting existing militias under the “People’s Mobilization Committee” of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.
Hookers and blow: 2 ISIS officials make off with ISIS cash
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Iraqi media outlets announced on Tuesday that the so-called ISIS finance and suicide bomber recruitment officials disappeared under mysterious circumstances along with millions of dollars and files relating to ISIS financial transactions in the province.
Al Sumaria News stated, “The official of Diwan al-Hisba, Abu Moataz Al-Qahtani, and a female suicide bomber recruiter disappeared under mysterious circumstances,” noting that, “Qahtani is close to ISIS leaders and he is considered to be a financial mastermind who has immense access and information about ISIS financial secrets.”
“The officials disappeared along with important files and millions of US dollars,” Al Sumaria explained. “The suicide bomber recruitment official is also considered to be one of the most important ISIS female members; she recruited dozens of girls from several foreign and European countries,” Al Sumaria added.
ISIS rounds up usual suspects for HQ fire
[ARA News] Mosul – Islamic State’s (ISIS) militants arrested on Wednesday dozens of people in Iraq’s northwestern Mosul City, after accusing them of attacking its security headquarters, local sources reported.
This comes just one day after an anonymous group attacked a building for the ISIS-led Islamic Police –also known as Diwan al-Hisba– in central Mosul.
“The main Hisba headquarters in Wadi Hajar District of Mosul was attacked and burned by an anonymous group. ISIS has subsequently arrested more than 25 people suspected of participating in the attack,” local media activist Abdullah al-Malla told ARA News.
ISIS militants have reportedly broke into civilian houses in the areas of Hammam al-Alil, al-Areej, Wadi Hajar and al-Mansoura in search for those responsible for the attack on the Hisba headquarters.
“The arrestees, including young men and elderly, were taken to the Mosul Detention Centre for interrogation on the incident,” al-Malla reported, citing an ISIS member.
The incident coincided with ongoing military operations by the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi troops against ISIS in the vicinity of Mosul–the ISIS main bastion in Iraq.
“The burning of the Hisba headquarters caused a state of confusion in ISIS’ ranks, as the attack was carried out by a local cell,” the head of Nineveh Media Centre Raafat al-Zarari told ARA News.
“Th attack on al-Hisba indicates that the anti-ISIS activists inside the city of Mosul started to hit the group from the inside as the US-backed Kurdish and Iraqi forces continue combatting the group in Mosul suburb.”