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| Iraqi security forces arrest 3 suspected ISIS members in Nineveh |
| 2024-11-27 |
| [Rudaw] Iraqi security forces on Monday announced the arrest of three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members in the northwestern Nineveh province. The military intelligence directorate of the Iraqi security forces said in a statement that they carried out two separate anti-ISIS operations in Nineveh province. “These operations led to the arrest of three terrorists wanted by the Iraqi… in the towns of Zummar and Rabia, west of Nineveh province. The detainees were identified as members of the terrorist organization ISIS and were handed over to the relevant authorities in accordance with proper procedures,” read the statement from the security forces. Iraqi officials have said that the threat from the terror group is contained, but the armed forces continue to carry out regular operations against suspected militants. On Saturday, Iraqi army announced that its fighter jets killed five suspected ISIS members in a strike on the group’s hideout in Kirkuk province. Last week, ISIS planted an improvised explosive device on a road in the Tuz Khurmatu district of Salahaddin province that exploded, killing three members of a joint Kurdish-Iraqi brigade. |
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