Police troops have arrested 20 Islamic State militants as they were planning to carry out terrorist operations during the parliamentary elections in Nineveh, a security source said on Thursday. “Information from the intelligence helped in arresting 20 terrorists who were planning to carry out terrorist operations during elections in Mosul city and its vicinity,” the police source told Alghad Press. The troops, according to the source, “managed to arrest the terrorists in several regions in al-Shuhadaa al-Thaniya district in Mosul.” Moreover, the Nineveh Police Command announced arresting an IS member in an operation in west of Mosul. Maj. Gen. Hamad Namis al-Jabouri, the commander, said troops arrested “IS member, known as Khaled al-Loweizi, in the market of Sumar district in west of Mosul.” Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against security troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country.
20 Islamic State members, planning to target parliamentary elections, arrested in Nineveh
Latest from DEFENCE
The Kremlin Is Creating a Hit List of European Politicians: Medvedev Coordinated the Assassination Attempt on
Over the past 24 hours, from April 1 to 2, Russia officially reported 771 new coronavirus
The trial of four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
As we know, Russia recently sent its aid to Italy, the country suffering from a raging
March 2020. The world is facing the alarming and disruptive effects of the Coronavirus, proving that