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A man detonates explosive belt during arrest attempt in Iraq, injuring 2 security members
Iraqi forces targeted an IS security official in Qaim, where a bomber killed himself and injured two during the arrest attempt, officials said.
- In the al-Khaseem area, Iraq's National Security Agency besieged a hideout of an Islamic State group security official, with two bodyguards injured during the raid, according to officials.
- One bodyguard ignited his explosives belt, killing himself during the operation in western Iraq near the Syrian border, an Iraqi security official said.
- Preliminary information shows no security forces were killed, while two security personnel were injured and transferred for medical treatment.
- Amid ongoing IS activity, sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks, including a December strike in Syria the U.S. blamed for killing two U.S. service members and an American civilian, prompting U.S. strikes in retaliation.
- In January, U.S. and Iraqi authorities began transferring hundreds of the nearly 9,000 IS members held by the Syrian Democratic Forces jails to Iraq for prosecution.
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Man detonates explosive belt during arrest attempt in Iraq
A man wearing an explosives belt blew himself up Friday while a security force was trying to arrest him in western Iraq near the Syrian border, killing himself and wounding two security members, an Iraqi security official said. The raid was being conducted in the al-Khaseem area in Qaim district that borders Syria, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. The official added that “preliminary information” co…
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A man detonates explosive belt during arrest attempt in Iraq, injuring 2 security members
An Iraqi security official says a man wearing an explosive belt has blown himself up while security forces tried to arrest him in western Iraq near the Syrian border.
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