Four IS members, including leader, killed, fifth arrested in northern Diyala
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Death Eaters, including prominent leader, were killed, while another member was jugged
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north of Diyala province, according to the Dijla Operations Command.
"Joint troops killed on Sunday four IS members,including a big shot as festivities occurred in al-Bou Bakr village, at the outskirts of al-Azeem town, north of Diyala," Maj.Gen. Mazhar al-Azzawi, commander of Dijla Operations, told Alghad Press.
The command, according to Azzawi, "will continue its operations in Diyala, especially the border regions, to eradicate the group’s cells there."
Moreover, Azzawi announced arresting a dangerous IS member in al-Nada basin, east of Diyala.
"Security troops transferred the arrested member to detention centers to take legal measures," Azzawi said.
Islamic State in Diyala finance cells with ransoms: MP
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in Diyala are relying on kidnappings of civilians and outcoming ransoms to finance their fighters, an Iraqi parliament member has said.
Furat al-Tamimi, an MP from Diyala, was quoted by Alghad Press saying that IS has recently escalated kidnappings of civilians to fund its cells both inside and outside the province.
Captives’ relatives are obliged to transfer ransoms through banking offices to other provinces, the MP said
"ISIS (Islamic State) has recently kidnapped several people from Qurra Tabba and Hamreen Basin, killing some and setting others free in return for huge sums from their relatives," he stated.
Tamimi pointed out to "confirmed information " that some of the areas to which the ransoms were remitted were in the northern provinces in Kurdistan Region. He urged security authorities and intelligence services to further scrutinize money transfer offices to counter what he described as "money laundering" activities by "outlawed groups".
According to Alghad Press, a local source in Diyala was quoted earlier on Monday saying IS had released two captives, after more than one month since their kidnapping, in return for USD15.000.
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