Iraq Disbands ISIL Terrorist Cell in Erbil

Iraq Disbands ISIL Terrorist Cell in Erbil

An ISIL terrorist cell that was preparing to carry out explosions and other acts of sabotage in Iraq has been dismantled, the statement said.

It noted that the cell had three members who were from Diyala province and were armed with weapons, explosives and suicide belts.

The Iraqi security forces had also earlier disbanded another terrorist cell and seized 18 bombs from them.

In a relevant development in late January, two self-declared governors of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group were killed in separate incidents in Iraq.

Mohammad al-Vaziri, the self-proclaimed governor of the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, was killed in a joint aerial operation by the Iraqi Air Force and the US-led coalition purportedly fighting ISIL. Over 30 other members of ISIL were also killed in the raid.

The report said another ISIL ‘governor,’ known as Abu Hamzah, was killed along with five other terrorists during infighting in Iraq’s western province of Anbar.