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Peshmerga dismantles three explosive devices north of Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan

Peshmerga dismantles three explosive devices north of Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan
Peshmerga dismantles three explosive devices north of Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan

2024-10-28 15:30:27 - From: Shafaq News


Shafaq News/ The Peshmerga mine andexplosive clearance teams successfully removed three explosive devicescontaining TNT north of Duhok, in Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq.

A military source told Shafaq NewsAgency on Monday, "The teams successfully dismantled the explosive devicesplanted in the village of Merstak, located along the road connectingAl-Amadiyah district and the Deraluk sub-district, neutralizing them safely.”

Vehicle traffic on the road wastemporarily halted to secure the operation," he noted. “The road wasreopened to traffic after completing the procedures.”

Two days earlier, the same locationwitnessed an explosion targeting a military convoy belonging to Turkish forces,without resulting in any casualties.

Shafaq News captured video footageof the dismantling operations, as well as additional clips showing vehicletraffic halted before the devices were removed.