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2018-10-31 Iraq
Mosul clearance continues: 2 turbans tied up, 3 kids kaboomed


Islamic State militant apprehended during military operation in Mosul

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi authorities announced on Tuesday that an Islamic State militant was arrested during a military operation in Mosul city.

“Acting upon intelligence reports, troops of the 20th division of the Iraqi military intelligence directorate captured an Islamic State militant, who took part in criminal acts carried out by the terrorist group in Mosul city,” Iraqi website Algahd Press quoted the directorate as saying in a statement.

It added that the terrorist was arrested in Hamam al-Alil district in Mosul pursuant to article no. 4 of the anti-terrorism law.

Iraqi servicemen arrest carrier of IS booby-trapped vehicles in Mosul

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi military intelligence officers arrested on Tuesday a man who was responsible for carrying the Islamic State’s booby-trapped vehicles in the group’s previously proclaimed capital Mosul.

In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Alghad Press website, the Military Intelligence Directorate said that its officers “managed to arrest an Islamic State militant, who was tasked with transporting the terrorist group’s booby-trapped vehicles via his car-carrying trailer.”

The terrorist was arrested at the Jadaa camp on the outskirts of Al Qayyarah, south of Mosul, and he admitting using his trailer to carry the booby-trapped vehicles prepared by the IS group, the statement read.

Three Iraqi children killed, wounded in bomb blast in Mosul Old City

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Three Iraqi children were killed and wounded Tuesday when a bomb exploded in Mosul Old City, a local source was quoted as saying.

Speaking to the Baghdad Today website, the source said a bomb hidden under the rubble went off while a bunch of children were playing at the courtyard of Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul’s western side.

The explosion left a child dead and two others wounded, the source said.

He added that the injured were moved to hospital for treatment.
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