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Iraq
ISIS's GHOST gets around between Saladin and Kurdistan
2023-03-14
[ShafaqNews] ISIS activities between Saladin and Kurdistan Region remain a concern for the citizens, especially after the Organization keeps kidnapping and killing shepherds.

Last February, a video of a shepherd kidnapped and slaughtered by ISIS went viral.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that ISIS elements are trying to revive "the slaughtering scenes" to frighten the shepherds, so they do not collaborate with the security forces.

He explained that the February incident aimed to pressure the citizens to inform ISIS about the security forces.

Meanwhile,
...back at the barn, a little lightbulb figuratively appeared over Bossy's head...
 Col. Hakim Karim Saati, a Peshmerga commander, ruled out this scenario, explaining that the terrorist Organization always makes videos about its operations.

Saati told our agency that ISIS members use modern bikes known locally as "Al-Shabah (The Ghost)" to get around the rugged areas with security vacuums between the Iraqi army and the Peshmerga forces.

It is worth noting that ISIS terrorist gangs are active in many areas of Saladin due to security gaps.

Terrorist Organization frequently attacks security forces and citizens and kidnaps people.

In turn, the Iraqi army forces, the Popular Mobilization Forces, and the Peshmerga launched several joint and separate operations against ISIS, which resulted in the death of many prominent leaders and the destruction of their strongholds in the so-called the" Triangle of Death" among the governorates of Diyala, Saladin, and Kirkuk.
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Iraq
Iraq's CTS finds bodies of ISIS members, seizes weapons
2023-03-09
[Shafaq News] On Wednesday, the Iraqi forces destroyed ISIS hideouts and killed members of the terrorist organization on the outskirts of Saladin Governorate.

The Iraqi Security Media Cell stated, "Based on information from the Intelligence Service Agency, the Iraqi Air Force struck ISIS strongholds within the Palkana Mountains of Saladin Governorate."

As a result, a force from the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) conducted an inspection operation in the area and found three bodies of terrorists, in addition to equipment, including weapons, mobile phones, and documents.

It is worth noting that ISIS terrorist gangs are active in many areas of Saladin due to security gaps.

Terrorist organization frequently attacks security forces and citizens and kidnaps people.

In turn, the Iraqi army forces, the Popular Mobilization Forces, and the Peshmerga launched several joint and separate operations against ISIS, which resulted in the death of many prominent leaders and the destruction of their strongholds in the so-called the" Triangle of Death" among the governorates of Diyala, Saladin, and Kirkuk.
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Iraq
ISIS snipers attack police forces at a checkpoint in the Al-Ghita region
2023-01-11


Rudaw adds:
An Iraqi policeman was shot and killed by a suspected Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 (ISIS) sniper in Diyala’s Muqdadiya district, the spokesperson for Diyala’s police told Rudaw on Tuesday.

A policeman identified as Hassan Ahmad Jabbar, 53, was killed on Monday morning when suspected ISIS button men attacked a police checkpoint in Muqdadiya district, approximately 80 kilometers northeast of Baghdad, Diyala police spokesperson Nihad Mohammed told Rudaw’s Hastyar Qadir.

Mohammed added that a police dispatch chased the turbans away from the scene.

ISIS is particularly active in the disputed territories between Erbil and Baghdad, stretching across several provinces including Kirkuk,
... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time...
 Salahaddin, and Diyala.

Over 200 ISIS fighters were killed in Iraq in 2022, Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, spokesperson for the Joint Operations Command, told Rudaw late December.

A series of deadly ISIS attacks in Iraq’s Kirkuk and Diyala provinces in December killed at least 15 security force members and civilians, attracting condemnations "in the strongest terms" from the UN Security Council.

In the annual statistics published on ISIS’s propaganda magazine, the terror group claimed to have carried out 484 attacks in Iraq in 2022, killing and injuring 833 people.
Related:
Al-Ghita: 2005-01-30 Iraqi women poised to make a mark in politics
Related:
Diyala: 2023-01-10 ISIS militants execute two persons they abducted more than 1.5 years ago
Diyala: 2022-12-31 Iraqi forces eliminate 13 ISIS Bad Guys in Diyala
Diyala: 2022-12-30 ISIS presence in the Triangle of Death: only for revenge?
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Muqdadiya district: 2022-02-02 Iraqi Army foils a terrorist attack in Diyala
Muqdadiya district: 2021-08-18 Three members of the Iraqi army were killed, another wounded in a critical condition in a terrorist attack with a sniper that targeted a security point in Muqdadiya
Muqdadiya district: 2019-12-17 ISIS militants kill 5 Iraqi soldiers in Diyala attacks
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Iraq
ISIS militants execute two persons they abducted more than 1.5 years ago
2023-01-10


Militants loyal to the Islamic State extremist group have reportedly executed two civilians they abducted more than a year ago in the outskirts of Diyala's northeastern district of al-Saadiya.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that a group of ISIS extremists donning military outfits raided the residence of al-Rabei' neighborhood's headman, shot him dead, and attempted to abduct his son. The incident took place one year and seven months ago.

An off-duty security officer, according to the source, attempted to stop them, but they abducted him as well and drove away to an unknown destination.

"Websites affiliated with the ISIS posted footage of the execution online," the source said, "investigations are underway to locate the site where the crime took place and the IP address to access the internet."
Related:
Diyala: 2022-12-31 Iraqi forces eliminate 13 ISIS Bad Guys in Diyala
Diyala: 2022-12-30 ISIS presence in the Triangle of Death: only for revenge?
Diyala: 2022-12-27 Over 200 ISIS fighters killed in 2022: Iraqi army spox
Related:
Saadiya: 2022-03-23 ISIS wounded an Iraqi soldier in Saladin
Saadiya: 2022-01-09 Iraqi Army, PMF thwart an ISIS attack north of Diyala
Saadiya: 2021-12-21 Security forces found body parts of ISIS terrorists killed in an airstrike
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Iraq
ISIS attacks Iraqi soldiers in Saladin
2023-01-10


Related:
Saladin: 2023-01-06 Six suspected ISIS Bad Guys busted in Iraq
Saladin: 2022-12-30 11 terror suspects detained in five governates
Saladin: 2022-12-30 ISIS presence in the Triangle of Death: only for revenge?
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Iraq
ISIS presence in the Triangle of Death: only for revenge?
2022-12-30
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Iraq
ISIS kills four Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk: Official
2022-11-20
[Rudaw] The Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 (ISIS) fighters attacked the Iraqi army in the disputed province of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing four soldiers, a local official said.

Amir Nuri, spokesperson for Kirkuk police, told Rudaw on Saturday that a group of ISIS fighters attacked the Iraqi army in Qara Hanjir subdistrict. As a result, four soldiers were killed.

The area is located on the Iraqi government’s borders with the Kurdistan Region.

A search and inspection operation has been launched by the army to arrest the ISIS fighters.

Iraqi Security Media Cell said on Friday that the security forces in a number of Iraqi northern provinces, including Kirkuk,
... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time...
 arrested 15 ISIS fighters "based on accurate intelligence information."

Iraq on Thursday launched a fresh phase of an ongoing operation ISIS remnants in the northern province of djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
The operation, dubbed "Solid Will," is an extension of an expansive effort by the Iraqi army, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi in Arabic), and Kurdish Peshmerga forces seeking to eliminate the presence of ISIS from the country.

Shafaq News’s take on events:
ISIS kills three Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk

On Saturday, ISIS members targeted the Iraqi forces in al-Dibs District, northwest of Kirkuk Governorate.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that the attack resulted in the death of three Iraqi soldiers, which prompted the Joint Operations Commander/Kirkuk Lt. Gen. Ali al-Freiji, to conduct an inspection operation to find the attackers.

Recently, the terrorist organization has become more active, as sleeper cells target civilians and security forces, especially in Kirkuk, Saladin, and Diyala governorates, known as "the Triangle of Death."
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Iraq
Iraqi forces kill three terrorists in Kirkuk
2022-06-15


On Tuesday, three ISIS members were killed in a missile attack in Kirkuk Governorate.

Lt. Gen. Ali Al-Fariji, the commander of joint operations in Kirkuk, said that the 8th Division of the Iraqi army killed three terrorists with missiles.

Recently, the terrorist organization has become more active, as sleeper cells target civilians and security forces, especially in Kirkuk, Saladin, and Diyala governorates, known as "the Triangle of Death."
Related:
Kirkuk: 2022-06-10 Kurdish security forces say drone in Erbil launched by militia group
Kirkuk: 2022-06-09 Prominent ISIS leader arrested in Kirkuk
Kirkuk: 2022-06-05 Iraqi forces buried 13 terrorists under rocks
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Iraq
Iraq's Intelligence Agency arrested terrorists in Baghdad, Diyala, and Kirkuk
2022-05-25


On Tuesday, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of 13 "terrorists" in the governorates of Baghdad, Diyala, and Kirkuk.

The Security Media Cell said, "The Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency launched security operations in Baghdad and other governorates and arrested nine bandidos forces of Evil in the capital, one of whom worked in the so-called "security sector of Fallujah."

This terrorist fled outside the country in 2016. He has three brothers who worked with ISIS and were killed during the liberation operations."

According to the Cell, the Agency also arrested two bandidos forces of Evil in Diyala and another in Kirkuk who worked in the so-called Diwan al-Jund."

In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country; the bad boy group captured about a third of Iraq's territory. The war has had a devastating impact on the areas previously controlled by the bad boys. About 3.2 million people remain displaced.

Yet, ISIS still has sleeper cells in several Iraqi Governorates.

Recently, the terrorist organization has become more active, as sleeper cells target civilians and security forces, especially in the governorates of Kirkuk,
... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time...
 Saladin, and Diyala, known as "the Triangle of Death."
Related:
Fallujah: 2022-05-06 BLM-Linked Group Targeting SCOTUS Justices' Homes Offering Stipends to Activists
Fallujah: 2022-04-17 Iraqi forces arrest prominent terrorist's brother in al-Anbar
Fallujah: 2022-04-17 Senior ISIS terrorist caught near Baghdad airport
Related:
Diwan al-Jund: 2022-05-23 National Security Agency captures 21 ISIS members in separate security operations in four governorates
Diwan al-Jund: 2021-11-16 Prominent ISIS terrorist nabbed in Nineveh
Diwan al-Jund: 2021-09-11 Iraqi Army kills a prominent ISIS leader in Nineveh, gendermes ties up 5 turbans
Related:
The Triangle of Death: 2022-02-18 Iraqi forces kill ISIS members in Saladin
The Triangle of Death: 2022-02-16 Iraqi forces kill two ISIS members in Saladin
The Triangle of Death: 2022-01-15 12 terrorists were arrested in Al-Anbar
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Iraq
Iraq issues a sentence of death against Al-Qaeda members
2022-03-01


Shafaq News/ On Monday, a Criminal Court issued a death sentence against two terrorists from Baghdad.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency, "The Criminal Court in Dhi Qar Governorate issued a sentence of death by hanging against two al-Qaeda members who were in prison for eight years for killing citizens in the Latifiya area in Baghdad."

It is worth noting that the Latifia- Mahmoudia-Yusufia area is known as the "Triangle of Death," where groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda were active and carried out massacres against citizens and security forces after 2004.

Al Qaeda in Iraq, or the Islamic State of Iraq as the group is also known, is one of several Sunni Islamist insurgent groups that had been very active just after the withdrawal of the US troops.

The group has claimed a string of attacks.

According to Reuters, the group was founded in October 2004 when Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden. An Egyptian, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has become the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq after Zarqawi was killed in 2006.

In October 2006, the al-Qaeda-led Mujahideen Shura Council said it had set up the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an umbrella group of Sunni militant affiliates and tribal leaders led by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi. Reuters reported.

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Iraq
Iraqi forces kill ISIS members in Saladin
2022-02-18


Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Iraqi security forces killed ISIS members east of Saladin Governorate.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that forces from Saladin command raided ISIS hideouts in Wadi Diaba, east of al-Dur district within the Metebije sector.

The Iraqi air forces also struck the hideouts intensively, which killed several SIS members.

In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country, the militant group captured about a third of Iraq's territory.

The war has had a devastating impact on the areas previously controlled by the militants. About 3.2 million people remain displaced.

Yet, ISIS still has sleeper cells in several Iraqi Governorates.

Recently, the terrorist organization has become more active, as sleeper cells target civilians and security forces, especially in the governorates of Kirkuk, Saladin, and Diyala, known as "the Triangle of Death."

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Iraq
Iraqi forces kill two ISIS members in Saladin
2022-02-16


Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, a joint Iraqi force killed ISIS members in the Hemrin Mountains in Saladin Governorate.

The Security Media Cell said that the air forces struck intensively an ISIS hideout which resulted in the death of two terrorists.

In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country, the militant group captured about a third of Iraq's territory.

The war has had a devastating impact on the areas previously controlled by the militants. About 3.2 million people remain displaced.

Yet, ISIS still has sleeper cells in several Iraqi Governorates.

Recently, the terrorist organization has become more active, as sleeper cells target civilians and security forces, especially in the governorates of Kirkuk, Saladin, and Diyala, known as "the Triangle of Death."

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