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Iraq arrests seven ISIS suspects in separate operations
Also in Iraq Iraq, Turkey discuss water crisis amid claims of unmet release commitments Iraq arrests 23 suspected ISIS members over plot to target Arbaeen pilgrims: Judiciary Chlorine leak sickens hundreds amid Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq Kurdish MP slams Baghdad for hypocrisy toward Erbil A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi security forces on Sunday arrested seven suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in separate operations across the country, state media reported, as Baghdad continues cracking down on jihadist remnants. Security forces from Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate 'carried out several preemptive operations in various provinces of the country based on accurate intelligence information … which resulted in the arrest of 7 terrorists,' the state Iraqi News Agency cited the directorate as saying. They were arrested under Article Four of the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2005, according to the statement. The article states that anyone found guilty of committing a terror offense is given a death sentence, with life imprisonment given to those who assist or hide those convicted of terrorism. ISIS rose to power and seized swathes of Iraqi and Syrian land in a brazen offensive in 2014, declaring a so-called 'caliphate.' The group was territorially defeated in Iraq and Syria in 2017 and 2019 respectively, but it continues to pose security risks through hit-and-run attacks, kidnappings, and bombings. In Iraq, ISIS is particularly active in a vast stretch of land disputed between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which includes parts of Nineveh, Kirkuk, Diyala, and Salahaddin provinces. Despite the threats, Iraqi authorities stress that attacks by ISIS have largely simmered down. On Friday, Iraqi security forces arrested a 'female terrorist' in charge of distributing bail for ISIS members in Salahaddin province. A day prior, five ISIS members were nabbed in separate security operations in Nineveh, Anbar, and Maysan.
Rudaw Net
24-03-2025
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- Rudaw Net
Iraq arrests eight suspected ISIS members
Also in Iraq Iraq recovers over 35,000 relics in effort to restore ISIS-destroyed Nimrud Iraq arrests over 700 foreign workers in Baghdad YBS slams Iraqi army for labeling their fighters 'terrorists' ISIS suicide bomber detonates near army position in north Iraq A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi security forces on Monday announced the arrest of eight suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members across three provinces as Baghdad continues cracking down on jihadist remnants in the country. Military intelligence forces 'carried out several preemptive operations in various areas of the Anbar, Nineveh, and Maysan province,' state media reported, in which 'eight suspects were arrested who belong to ISIS terrorist gangs.' They were arrested under Article Four of the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2005, which says that anyone found guilty of committing a terror offense is given a death sentence, with life imprisonment given to those who assist or hide those convicted of terrorism. ISIS seized control of large swathes of Iraqi territory in 2014. The group was declared territorially defeated in 2017 but continues to carry out bombings, hit-and-run attacks, and abductions across several provinces. Iraqi security forces have intensified their operations against ISIS cells in recent months, particularly in areas disputed between Baghdad and Erbil which stretch across the Kirkuk, Salahaddin, Nineveh, and Diyala provinces. Iraq's air force also frequently carries our airstrikes against ISIS hideouts in the disputed territories. In late February, the head of Iraq's Security Media Cell told Rudaw that Iraqi security forces have largely eradicated ISIS from the country, with only a few hundred militants remaining in remote areas.
