Iraq News

An Iraqi security force arrested a man wanted for terrorism charges and a suspect southern Kirkuk, a source from Kirkuk police reported on Monday. “An emergency regiment force in Kirkuk carried out a crackdown operation on Al Hajj District southern Kirkuk and arrested a man wanted for terrorism as well as a suspect involved in violent attacks,” the source told Alsumarianews. “The operation was carried out upon accurate intelligence,” the source who requested anonymity added noting that “detainees were transferred to a security station for investigation.” A soldier was injured in a bomb explosion in Kirkuk on Sunday targeting his patrol in Al Nida’a Street central Al Hawaija district south-western Kirkuk. A policeman was also injured in a bomb explosion on a checkpoint in Al Quds Street in Tesiin district southern Kirkuk. Kirkuk province, 250 km northern the capital Baghdad, is one of Iraq’s disputed regions that is subject to ongoing violence targeting security forces as well and civilians.