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The Daesh terrorist group on Monday killed four civilian hostages in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province, according to a local police source.
“Militants last night abducted four civilians in Diyala’s city of Khanaqin,” Police Captain Habib al-Shimmar, told Anadolu Agency.
Monday morning, he said, security forces had discovered the hostages’ decapitated bodies on the city’s outskirts.
Recent months have seen repeated attacks by Daesh terrorists on security personnel stationed in northern and eastern Iraq.
Last year, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh's military presence in the country had been all but destroyed following a three-year conflict with the army.
Nevertheless, Iraqi security forces continue to carry out sporadic operations aimed at eliminating the group’s lingering presence in certain parts of the country.
Two major Iraqi groups demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and his Cabinet on Saturday following the events in southern Basra.Shia cleric Muqteda al-Sadr’s Sairoon coalition and pro-Iranian faction Hashd al-Shaabi's Fatah coalition urged the premier to resign.In a news conference, Sairoon coalition's head Hasan Akuli said they will work hard to form a stronger coalition.The Sairoon coalition came first in May 12 elections.In another press briefing, Fatah coalition spokesman Ahmad al-Asadi said Abadi and his Cabinet must resign because of negative developments in Basra and the death of civilians.Seven Iraqis have been killed during protests against poor public utilities in southern Basra province, according to the Health Ministry.Ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr confirmed the death toll to the media on Saturday, adding that Friday's protests had left three dead and 50 others injured.
Iraqi groups demand prime minister's resignation
At least 9 PKK terrorists were “neutralized” in airstrikes in southeastern Turkey and in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish army on Sunday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered, were killed or captured.In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the operation was conducted in the rural area of Turkey’s southeastern province of Siirt as well as in the northern Iraqi regions of Zap and Avasin-Basyan.The terrorists were plotting attacks on Turkish military bases, the statement added.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women and children.
Nine PKK terrorists ‘neutralized’ in N. Iraq, SE Turkey
Iraqi officials have imposed a curfew on Basra starting at 4pm local time (1300 GMT) on Saturday, a military statement said.Iraq's second biggest city has been rocked by five days of deadly demonstrations, in which government buildings have been ransacked and set alight by protesters angry over perceived political corruption. Iran summons Iraqi envoy over consulate torchingBasra airport targeted by three rockets, no casualtiesIraq protesters enter oilfield facility, hold two staff hostageOne protester dead, 11 wounded during protests in Iraq's Basra
Iraqi officials impose Basra curfew amid violent protests
At least 12 people were killed and more than 30 others injured on Saturday in an Iranian attack on a camp of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan in northern Iraq, according to a local Iraqi official.Iranian drones struck a meeting of leading members of the Iranian opposition party in the town of Koy Sanjag in northern Iraq, according to a security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.Shirwan Jala, the deputy manager of Koy Sanjaq vıllage, said 12 people from the Iranian party were killed and more than 30 injured.“Some of the injured are in serious condition,” he said.Party Secretary-General Mustafa Mawludi was reportedly among those injured in the attack.The injured were transferred to hospitals in Erbil for treatment.Meanwhile, Iranian state T.V. aired a video showing the attack on the party’s building, saying it was carried out by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.Established in 1996, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan has been operational in Erbil. Iranian forces kill six PJAK terrorists
12 killed in Iranian attack in northern Iraq
Iran on Saturday summoned Iraqi ambassador in Tehran Rajeh al-Musawi over torching its consulate in the southern Basra province amid protests against poor public utilities and unemployment.On Friday, an angry mob torched the Iranian consulate in Basra as well as a number of government buildings amid growing unrest in the province over high unemployment and poor public services.In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the Iraqi security forces “neglected intervention to protect the consulate”.The ministry asked the Iraqi envoy to forward its condemnation to the Iraqi government and ensure accountability to those responsible for the incident.Since July 9, Iraq’s Shia-majority central and southern provinces -- especially Basra -- have been rocked by protests to demand better public services, more job opportunities and an end to government corruption.At least 29 people have been killed and scores injured since the protests began.
Iran summons Iraqi envoy over consulate torching