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Iraqi Forces Repel Major ISIS Attack on Diyala

reporter 1222 — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:51:37 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi forces thwarted a major attack by ISIS or ISIS terrorists on Diyala, northeast of Baqubah.

“ISIS terrorists attacked security points of the Iraqi army in Al-Islah and Sheikh Baba villages, with mortar shells and sniper weapons”, a military source told Shafaq news on condition of anonymity.

It added, “The army forces were unable to reach the terrorists due to their stationing in dense orchards”.

No causalities were reported.

The areas of the Sheikh Baba Basin have been witnessing security turmoil for more than a year, after Daesh terrorists fled from the liberated areas to the orchards and agricultural reeds.

In recent months, suspected Daesh militants have stepped up attacks, particularly in the area between Kirkuk, Salahuddin (north), and Diyala (east), known as the “Triangle of Death”.

In 2017, Iraq declared victory over Daesh by reclaiming all of its territory – about a third of the country’s area – invaded by the terrorist group in 2014.

However, the terrorist group still maintains sleeper cells in some areas of Iraq and periodically launches attacks.

The Iraqi army and popular forces continue to carry out frequent operations against the terror group in these parts of the country.

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Iraqi Army Repel ISIS Attack in Diyala

reporter 1222 — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:58:11 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iraqi army thwarted an attack by the ISIS terror group north of Khanaqin district in Diyala.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that ISIS militants launched an attack against a military post in Shirek village, 10 km north of Khanaqin, but army forces responded to the attack and forced them to flee.

In recent months, suspected ISIS militants have stepped up attacks, particularly in the area between Kirkuk, Salahuddin (north), and Diyala (east), known as the “Triangle of Death”.

In 2017, Iraq declared victory over ISIS by reclaiming all of its territory – about a third of the country’s area – invaded by the terrorist group in 2014.

However, the terrorist group still maintains sleeper cells in some areas of Iraq and periodically launches attacks.

The Iraqi army and popular forces continue to carry out frequent operations against the terror group in these parts of the country.

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Two Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Diyala Killed by ISIS

reporter 1222 — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:24:02 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A security source in Diyala said two Iraqi soldiers were killed in an ISIS terrorist attack on the outskirts of Al-Miqdadiyah district, 40 km northeast of Baqubah.

“Daesh terrorists attacked, last night, a security post belonging to the 74th Brigade of the Iraqi Army northwest of Al-Miqdadiyah”, the source told Shafaq News Agency on Tuesday.

Two soldiers were killed and one was wounded, while the terrorists fled, it added.

Diyala on Monday witnessed four attacks in the regions of Al-Sadiya, Al-Azim, Qarataba, the last of which was Al-Miqdadiyah.

The areas of northern Al-Miqdadiyah, in north-eastern Diyala, have been among the largest strongholds of the terrorist organizations over the past years, due to their geographical nature and the dense orchards that Daesh turned a large part of them into shelters and hideouts.

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Iraq’s Forces Search for ISIS in Diyala

reporter 1222 — Wed, 20 May 2020 10:01:45 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – ISIS militants on Tuesday attacked overhead power lines on the outskirts of Iraq’s Mansouriya district, in Diyala governorate, a local source said.

Iraq’s Shafaq news agency quoted the source as saying that ISIS militants detonated two towers and damaged a third using explosive devices, in the village of Al-Tineh, north of Mansouriya.

The source said that the towers are part of the strategic power transmission line between Mansouriya and Kirkuk, explaining that the damages caused extensive blackouts in several regions.

According to the source, Iraq’s security forces, Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and local tribesmen launched a search campaign for the perpetrators in the incident’s vicinity, but it appears they had fled to the rugged mountainous areas.

The power transmission lines which extend from Iran to Baghdad via Diyala have been subjected to numerous attacks in the past, amid popular and official demands to form special forces to protect them.

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Iraq Army, Police Forces Launch Joint Operation against ISIS in Diyala

reporter 1222 — Sun, 17 May 2020 07:38:04 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraq army troops and local police forces in Diyala province launched a joint counterterrorism operation targeting remnants of ISIS in the eastern parts of the country.

In a statement on Saturday, security forces said the Iraq Army and the Diyala Police Directorate were conducting raids against ISIS in southern Bahriz, al-Masdar news agency reported.

Bahriz is a town in the eastern province of Diyala located about ten kilometers south of Baqubah, the provincial capital, and 40 kilometers north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

The statement added that the goal of the operation is to implement “orders to arrest the wanted and prosecute the remnants” of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group, “as well as strengthening security and stability there.”

It further said the details of the operation would be announced later.

ISIS has intensified its attacks in Iraq amid Baghdad’s call on the US to pull out its forces from the Arab country.

In a vote on January 5, the Iraqi parliament called for an end to the presence of all foreign troops, including Americans.

The vote came two days after the US military – acting on US President Donald Trump’s order – launched a fatal drone strike on senior Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani upon his arrival in the Iraqi capital at the invitation of the Baghdad government.

The attack also claimed the lives of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of the PMU, and eight other Iranian and Iraqi people.

Washington has threatened sanctions should US troops be expelled instead of heeding the Iraqi parliament’s call to end the occupation of the country.

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ISIS Terrorists Killed in Iraq’s Diyala

reporter 1222 — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:02:15 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi troops launched an operation against ISIS terrorists in the east of Diyala, killing seven militants.

An Iraqi security source, speaking to the Arabic-language al-Sumeria news website on condition of anonymity, said the Arab country’s troops targeted a hideout of the ISIS terror group near Hamrin Mountains in Diyala.

He added that seven militants were killed and several others injured during the assault.

Two Iraqi troops were also injured by Daesh snipers, the source said.

ISIS has intensified its attacks in Iraq amid Baghdad’s call on the US to pull out its forces from the Arab country.

In a vote on January 5, the Iraqi parliament called for an end to the presence of all foreign troops, including Americans.

The attack also claimed the lives of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s PMU or Hashd al-Sha’abi, along with eight other Iranian and Iraqi people.

Washington has threatened sanctions should US troops be expelled instead of heeding the Iraqi parliament’s call to end the occupation of the country.

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