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Iraq
Diyala dead dudes: 22 turbans permanently unwound, big turban tied up
2018-08-16


22 militants of Islamic State killed in Diyala military operation: Commander

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) ‐ An Iraqi commander said on Wednesday that 22 members of Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group were killed during a wide-scale military operation in Diyala province bordering Iran.

Al-Tahreer News quoted Commander of Diyala Military Operations Mazhar al-Azzawi as saying in a statement that "Iraqi troops managed to kill 22 IS bandidos holy warriors as part of a wide-scale military operation that was launched in Hamrin Mountains in Diyala."

"The operation also left 24 Islamic State hotbeds destroyed," added the statement.

According to al-Azzawi, most IS bandidos holy warriors in Hamrin Mountains have been completely eliminated.

Iraqi security arrests Islamic State leader

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) An Islamic State leader has been arrested in Diyala, a security source from the province said on Wednesday.

Speaking to Almaalomah website, the source said, “security forces managed to arrest an Islamic State leader in al-Saadiya region in Diyala.”

Information by the intelligence enabled security services to find him inside a house, the source said, adding that he was transferred to a detention cell for investigations.
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