File photo: Operation against Daesh in Mosul
Iraqi forces have uncovered a network of tunnels dug by the Daesh terrorist group south of Mosul in northern Iraq, according to a federal police officer on Monday.
Federal police forces raided suspected Daesh positions near the town of Otaiba al-Sharqiya, 60 kilometers south of Mosul, Major Abdul Wahid al-Ansari told Anadolu Agency.
“Five underground tunnels were destroyed and eight explosive devices and belts were seized and defused,” he said.
He, however, said no militant had been arrested during the raid.
Last December, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but dismantled over operations backed by the U.S.-led International Alliance. However, from time to time, Iraqi officials announce operations against Daesh-affiliated "sleeper cells" in certain parts of the country.
Suspects in last week’s attack on a police patrol in Jordan support the Daesh terrorist group, the country’s interior minister said Monday.“Members of the terrorist cell are Jordanians,” Samir Mbeideen told a press conference in Amman.He said the militants, however, had no proven links with Daesh or any extremist groups abroad.“Investigations with the detainees are ongoing and revealed other plots for carrying out a series of terrorist attacks,” the minister said."The terrorist cell is not organized, but they carry an extremist ideology and they support Daesh," he added.Government spokeswoman Jumana Ghuneimat, for her part, said Jordan was engaged in a battle against terrorism.On Friday, a policeman was killed and six security personnel were injured in a bomb blast in the town of Fuheis, west of the capital Amman.The following day, security forces raided a suspected militant hideout in the town of as-Salt near Amman, during which three militants and four security personnel were killed.Jordan arrests 5 militants after raidJordan says explosive device behind blast that killed policemanHead of Jordan’s Islamic Action Front passes away at 62
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At least two people were killed and 10 others injured in a twin bomb attack in northern Iraq on Saturday, according to a local military officer.An explosive device exploded in the town of Sanjej, southeast of Mosul, killing two – a farmer and a tribal fighter, Colonel Ahmed al-Jabouri told Anadolu Agency.Another device went off as local residents and tribal fighters gathered to help the victims, injuring ten people, he said.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.Al-Jabouri said Iraqi police have issued arrest warrants for four suspects, including suspected Daesh sympathizers.Last December, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but dismantled over operations backed by the U.S.-led International Alliance. However, from time to time, Iraqi officials announce operations against Daesh-affiliated "sleeper cells" in certain parts of the country.Iran Guards say they killed 10 terrorists near Iraq border
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