ISF kill two insurgents near Samarra
At approximately 13:10 on 14 October, Falcons Intelligence Cell personnel supported by other ISF and PMF units, targeted an IS position during an intelligence-drive operation in the Umm Ruways area,…
Monthly Archives: October, 2019
Inadvertent detonation at a military base southeast of Baghdad
After midnight on 14 October, a detonation was reported at the Jaara Military Base in the Jisr Diyala area, located southeast of Baghdad. of Interior Spokesperson Major General Saad Maan immediately ordered…
Complex attack near Iranian border results in heavy ISF and civilian casualties
On the night of 9 October, IS militants using sniper fire targeted police personnel manning Ishbiliya Checkpoint, located on the road between Mandali and the Sumar Border Crossing Point near the Iranian…
IS gunmen reportedly behead five cattle herders near Kirkuk
On what was likely the early morning hours of 8 October, six IS militants conducted a raid in Nabtaz village of Yaychi sub-district, located in a rural area west of…
Route closures and protests continue in Baghdad amidst elevated security measures
In the aftermath of the fatal demonstration at Tahrir Square on 1 October, the situation in the capital remained tense. To recall, approximately 3,000 individuals demanded improvements in essential government services…
ISF disperse anticipated demonstration in Baghdad
In Baghdad, reporting focused on an anticipated demonstration at Tahrir Square on 1 October. To recall, civil activists called for a “million-man march” in order to demand employment opportunities, the provision of…