Iraqi security kill 13 Islamic State militants in Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – An Iraqi security source said on Sunday that 13 members of Islamic State group were killed and two others were arrested during a security operation in Mosul.
In statements to Tasnim News Agency, the source said that a preemptive security operation was launched on Sunday afternoon to track down Islamic State militants at Tal al-Sabt village in Hamam al-Alil district, 20 km south of Mosul.
According to the source, the security operation left 13 IS militants dead. Two more IS terrorists were arrested in the campaign, added the source.
Meanwhile, the same source said that four people were wounded after two bombs exploded in Tel Keppe district, 20 km north of Mosul, earlier in the day.
Two Islamic State militants arrested, west of Mosul: Interior Ministry
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two Islamic State members were arrested in a security operation in west of Mosul, the Interior Ministry’s Security Media Center said on Sunday.
In a statement, Maj. Gen. Saad Maan, spokesperson for the ministry, said the Nineveh police “managed to arrest two Islamic State members, one of whom was pledged allegiance to the group, while the other was working for the group’s so-called Cubs of the Caliphate.”
The two militants, according to the statement, “are wanted to stand judiciary. One of them was arrested in al-Rifaie district, while the other was in al-Islah al-Zira’ie district in west of Mosul.”
Both of them, according to Maan, “were transferred to authorities in question in order to take legal measures against them.”
Five Islamic State militants apprehended in Mosul city
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Five members of Islamic State were arrested Monday in the group’s previously proclaimed capital of Mosul, the Security Media Center announced.
Iraqi website Baghdad Today quoted the center as saying, “Iraqi troops in Mosul managed to arrest five IS militants, who are accused of forcing residents to leave their homes and launching attacks against security forces.”
According to the center, the arrests were made in al-Nimrud and Hamam al-Alil districts in Mosul pursuant to article no. 4 of the anti-terrorism law.
20 Islamic State militants apprehended in Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – A security official has said that 20 Islamic State members, including five women, were arrested Monday in southern Mosul city.
“Security forces managed to arrest 20 Islamic State militants in Hajj Ali village in Qayyarah district, 60 km south of Mosul,” Basnews website quoted Major Samir Aref as saying.
“They worked for al-Hisbah (Vigilantism) department,” Aref said, adding that the security forces carried the arrestees into the Nineveh Operations Command for interrogation.