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Two ISIS Militants Killed, One Captured in Security Operation Southeast of Mosul

Two ISIS Militants Killed, One Captured in Security Operation Southeast of Mosul
Two ISIS Militants Killed, One Captured in Security Operation Southeast of Mosul

2023-05-11 00:00:00 - From: Shafaq News


Shafaq News/ Iraqi security forces have killed two ISIS militants and arrested a third, a military source reported on Thursday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that a joint force from the 16th Army brigade and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) managed to kill two ISIS militants and arrest a third during a military operation launched today in the Nimrud area, southeast of Mosul.

The operation, according to the source, was launched this morning and successfully encircled a group of ISIS militants involved in the killing of a farmer near the villages of "Shanaf" and "Tal Hamid" in the Nimrud area.

In a separate incident, the source said that "an improvised explosive device (IED) left behind by ISIS killed a shepherd and injured another near al-Musaltan and Dahila, villages located in Mosul's Tal Abta district."