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Representational photo. Diyala (IraqiNews.com) Diyala Criminal Court has sentenced an Islamic State militant to death over involvement in killing more than forty civilians in 2006. “The suspect was engaged with Al-Qaeda in 2006 in setting up an ambush to kill 47 civilians in Bazayiz Kanaan region on Nahrawan road,” Abdul Satar Bayraqdar, spokesperson for the High Judicial Council, said in a statement on Monday. “He also took part with al-Qaeda in several terrorist operations.” “The court verdict, which sentenced the suspect to death, was based on the provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Law,” he added. On Sunday, the Central Criminal Court in Baghdad sentenced a German female suspect of Moroccan origins to death over involvement with Islamic State militant group. During investigations, she admitted to traveling from Germany to Syria then to Iraq as she believed in the IS. She accompanied her two daughters, who were then married to IS members. Earlier this month, Diyala Criminal Court issued two death sentences against a terrorist for transferring two suicide attackers, one of whom blew up himself in a funeral, while the other targeted a coffee shop in Muqdadiya. Iraqi Prime Mini, ...ادامه مطلب

Aftermath of booby-trapped car explosion in east of Baghdad Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) An alcoholics seller was killed as an IED exploded under his car in Baghdad, a source from Interior Ministry said. “A bomb placed under a car of an alcoholics seller exploded on Tuesday evening as he was passing in central Baghdad, leaving him immediately dead,” the source told Baghdad Today. Security troops, , ...ادامه مطلب

Aftermath of a car bomb explosion. File photo. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Seven civilians were wounded in an IED blast near a popular football playground in north of Baghdad, a security source said. “A bomb, placed near a popular football playground in al-Taji district, north of Baghdad, exploded on Thursday, leaving seven civilians wounded,” the source added. “Ambulances transferred the civili, ...ادامه مطلب

Aftermath of an explosion in Baghdad Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad Iraq/ An alcoholics seller was killed Wednesday when an explosive device fitted beneath his car exploded in northeast Baghdad, according to security sources. According to security source speaking to Baghdad Today, the explosion took place at Kreyaat region, northeast of the capital. Perpetrators and motives have not been unve, ...ادامه مطلب

Iraqi security forces detain a boy after removing a suicide vest from him in Kirkuk in Iraq. Archival photo. Reuters. Diyala (IraqiNews.com) ISIS News Today: A local official in Diyala has announced financial rewards for citizens who kill or arrest suicide bombers targeting their regions. Mohamed Baqer al-Tamimi, mayor of Abi Saida region, told Alghad Press that a security member or citizen wh, ...ادامه مطلب

Aftermath of a car bomb explosion. File photo. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Five persons were killed and injured in a bomb blast in north of Baghdad, a security source said on Tuesday. “A bomb exploded near stores in al-Mushahada region in Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad, leaving a person killed and four others wounded,” the source told Baghdad Today. Security cordoned off the blast spot, whil, ...ادامه مطلب

A firefighter hoses down a street after a suicide bomb attack in the city of Kerbala, Iraq June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Five civilians were wounded in an IED blast in weste Baghdad, a security source was quoted saying on Sunday. “A bomb, placed near stores in al-Furat district, west of Baghdad, exploded on Sunday, leaving five civilians wounded,” the source told Alg, ...ادامه مطلب

Coalition warplane during a mission to strike ISIS sites. Archival photo. Annah (IraqiNews.com) Thirteen Iraqi civilians were killed and wounded when unidentified warplanes bombarded a number of houses at Islamic State-held towns in weste Anbar. Abdul-Karim al-Aani, chairman of the municipal council in Annah, said the bombardment killed a family of three, and wounded ten others including wom, ...ادامه مطلب

Representational photo. Raqqa (Syria News) The US-led inteational coalition aircraft carried out more than 120 air strikes on the city of Raqqa in the last two days, Qasioun News reported on Sunday. The news agency stated that the inteational coalition air force carried out over 120 air strikes on the city of Raqqa in the last two days, leaving dozens of civilian casualties, in addition to, ...ادامه مطلب

The aftermath of a car bomb blast. File Photo. Tal Afar (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi cameraman was killed on Sunday as an IED exploded while he was accompanying troops in their attacks against Islamic State militants in Tal Afar, the group’s last bastion in Nineveh province. The Iraqi Observatory For Press Freedoms (IOPF) moued on Sunday the joualist Sijad Najim Ojail, who worked for Karbala T, ...ادامه مطلب

A car bomb explosion. File Photo Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A civilian was killed in an IED blast in southwest of Baghdad, a police source said on Saturday. Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said, “a bomb planted under a civilian’s vehicle exploded at noon while the vehicle was at Shuhadaa al-Bayaa region in southwest of Baghdad. The citizen was killed immediately.” “Security troops cordoned, ...ادامه مطلب

An explosion in Baghdad. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Five civilians were killed and injured as an IED exploded in weste Baghdad, a security source was quoted saying. “A bomb exploded near stores at al-Hamamiyat- al-Taji region, north of Baghdad, leaving a civilian killed and four others wounded,” a source told Baghdad Today website on Sunday. On Saturday, a university professor and a soldier were killed, while another one was wounded in two IED blasts that took place in weste Baghdad. Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State Sunni extremist militants w, ...ادامه مطلب

Islamic State’s militants. File photo (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State claimed on Sunday responsibility for the attack launched against U.S. troops backing the Iraqi forces battling against the militants in Iraq, Reuters has reported. An online statement issued by the group said the fighters fired , ...ادامه مطلب

Representational photo. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A civilian was killed and seven others were wounded in two separate explosions in Baghdad on Thursday, according to Iraq Gate News. A security source told Iraq Gate News that two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded today in weste and sou, ...ادامه مطلب

Representational photo. Baqubah (IraqiNews.com) A member of the pro-govement paramilitary forces and a farmer were wounded Thursday when an explosive device went off in Diyala, a local source was quoted saying. Alsumaria News quoted the source saying that a bomb planted by the side of a countr, ...ادامه مطلب