Over 20 IS members killed in operations, west of Mosul: Commander
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) The Nineveh Operations Command has announced killing more that 20 Islamic State members, purging all the border regions, in the wake of infiltration of some militants into the province.
In remarks on Monday, Maj. Gen. Najm al-Jabouri, the commander, said troops “started purging the border regions, west of Nineveh. All the towns there were surrounded. Names of the residents were checked.”
“Security troops managed on Sunday to kill 22 IS members after setting an ambush for them. Information showed they were infiltrating through borders, west of Mosul. All were killed immediately. Their weapons were confiscated,” he added.
Five civilians killed, 11 others injured in bomb blasts near Iraqi market
Nineveh (Iraqinews.com) – Five Iraqi civilians were killed while 11 others injured as two bombs exploded near a popular market in Mosul city, a security official was quoted as saying.
Captain Saleh Hassan from Iraqi police told the Kuwaiti Al-Aan newspaper that two explosive charges planted by Islamic State militants went off at al-Maash market in western Mosul, 400 km north of Baghdad, leaving five civilians killed and 11 others injured.”
Security forces cordoned off the blast site and prevented passers-by from approaching, Hassan pointed out.
Al-Maash market is deemed as the biggest vegetables market in Nineveh province, where merchants from across Iraq sell their vegetables.
Iraqi security: Terrorists apprehended in Mosul city
Nineveh (Iraqinews.com) – Iraqi intelligence officers arrested on Monday a terrorist, who was wanted by the judiciary on terrorism-related charges, a police spokesperson was quoted as saying.
In a press statement, a copy of which was obtained by Alghad Press, Spokesman for the Iraqi Security Media Center Brigadier General Yehia Rasool said, “In Nineveh, troops of the 20th division of the Iraqi military intelligence arrested a terrorist at Qayyarah sub-district in Mosul city after receiving accurate intelligence reports on his location,” the statement read.
The terrorist is wanted pursuant to article ¼ of the anti-terror law, added the statement.