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Iraq
Misc. Iraqi Relevancies
2015-04-04
Gunmen in military uniforms set up fake checkpoint, steal 450 million dinars south of Baghdad

[IraqiNews.com] A source in the Iraqi police on Thursday, that an gang in military uniforms has set up a fake checkpoint south of Baghdad and stolen a civilian's car and 450 million dinars.

The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, "Unidentified gunnies wearing military uniforms and riding two vehicles set up a fake checkpoint near Rustumiya area south of Baghdad."

The source, who requested to remain anonymous, added, "The gunnies stopped the owner of a trading group of mobile devices shops; he was heading from the province of Wasit to Baghdad," noting that "They stole his vehicle and 450 million Iraqi dinars."
Mobile phones are profitable, it seems.
Gunmen break in Dhuluiya Police Directorate, free prisoners

[IraqiNews.com] A security source in Salahuddin province announced on Thursday, that gunnies have stormed Dhuluiya Police Directorate and freed its prisoners; one of which was a big shot in the former regime.

The source informed IraqiNews.com, "Unidentified gunnies stormed on Thursday evening Dhuluiya Police Directorate (80 km south of Tikrit), and freed two detainees, one of them was a director of intelligence in the former regime," without giving further details.
One of Saddam Hussein's top men? No doubt not at all a nice man.
U.S.-led strike kills, wounds 35 ISIS fighters in Kirkuk

[IraqiNews.com] On Thursday, a security source in Kirkuk province said, that 35 elements of the ISIS group have been either killed or injured in an air strike by the international coalition in southwest of the province.

The source told IraqiNews, "This evening, warplanes of the international coalition conducted an air strike on sites for the ISIS group Death Eaters between the district of Biji and the villages of al-Riyad in al-Hawija district (located 55 km southwest of Kirkuk)," pointing out that, "The air strike resulted in killing 15 elements of the group and injuring around 20 others."

"One of the strikes has targeted a military rank for the group,"

"The operation was based on accurate intelligence received by the coalition," the source added.

It is noteworthy that Kirkuk (250 km north of Baghdad) is one of the disputed territories between the security forces and the ISIS krazed killers. However,
you can observe a lot just by watching...
it remains under the control of the local police elements and the Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
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