Iraqi security says terror ring disbanded before launching attacks in Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi security command said Monday it apprehended a terrorist cell planning for attacks in the city of Mosul, Islamic State’s former proclaimed capital.
Bri. Gen. Yahia Rasoul, spokesperson of the Security Media Center, said in a statement that “accurate intelligence information helped military intelligence teams to infiltrate, disband and apprehend a terrorist cell in Hammam al-Alil in Mosul”.
He said the cell’s members had been wanted by the judiciary for terrorism charges.
He did not clarify the number of those apprehended.
Islamic State bodies found inside tunnels used by militants, south of Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Many bodies of Islamic State members were found as security troops confiscated tunnels that were used by the militant group, south of Mosul, the Security Media Center said.
In a statement, Brig. Gen. Yahia Rasool, the spokesperson for the center, said “the military intelligence found many tunnels that were used by IS in a village in Hammam al-Alil region in Mosul. The tunnels were used as shelters to treat the wounded.”
The troops, according to Rasool, “found inside the tunnels several bodies of IS members, who were injured without being treated during the liberation battles.”