Iraq in the Last 24 Hours June 30, 2014

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Iraqi Security Forces Dismantle Terrorist Groups in Southern Baghdad

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq’s security forces annihilated several terrorist groups in the Southern parts of the capital on Monday.

The security forces raided the hideouts of the terrorist groups in Al-Dorreh and Al-Ghazaliyeh regions in the capital, killing and injuring scores of terrorists and arresting others.

Al-Dorreh is a region in Southern Baghdad and along the Western coasts of Tigris River. Many important government organizations and centers as well as Al-Dorreh Oil Refinery and Al-Dorreh Electricity Post are located in AL-Dorreh region.

Meantime, reports from Mosul said Pishmarga forces have discovered and dismantled explosive packages in Western Mosul.

Other reports said Iraq’s army continues its advances in the Northern parts of the country.

Earlier in the day, Iraqi fighter jets killed three ISIL terrorists in an air raid in Northern Baquba.

“The Iraqi Army warplanes targeted and killed three terrorists in Injana village located between Salahuddin and Diyala provinces,” security sources said on Monday morning.

Iraq: Security Forces Kill ISIL Commander in Kirkuk

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi security forces killed the commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group in Kirkuk on Monday.

“The security forces have killed a guerrilla commander in Kirkuk,” a security source said, Iraq’s national news agency reported.

“The slain terrorist was Abu Bakr Chechen, the commander of the ISIL,” the source added.

Iraq: ISIL Militants Fleeing Salahuddin in Women Dress

TEHRAN (FNA)- Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are wearing women’s dress and hid in civilians’ cars to escape from Salahuddin province in disguise after sustaining a heavy defeat in the war with Iraq’s army and volunteer forces.

“Many of the ISIL militants are fleeing Salahuddin province in family cars and in women dresses,” Head of Salahuddin Governorate Council Ahmad Al-Karim told FNA on Monday.

He said that the ISIL militants are escaping to Al-Jazeera Hamrin Mountains, and added, “The ISIL is a terrorist group supported by some regional countries and it is just trying to create a chaotic atmosphere in the region.”

Meantime, a security source in Salahuddin province announced that the Iraqi army has struck heavy blows on the ISIL.

On Monday, Iraq’s security forces and army killed large numbers of ISIL militants in violent clashes at Spiker military base in North of Tikrit, capital province of Salahuddin province.

“Fierce clashes erupted between the armed forces and the terrorists in Spiker base in the North of Salahuddin,” informed security source told Iraq’s Alforat news agency.

“The fighting resulted in killing the terrorists,” he added.

Fallujah: Iraqi Security Forces Begin Eliminating ISIL Terrorists in Saqlawiyah

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iraqi security forces began major military operations against the terrorist gangs of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Saqlawiyah area, North of Fallujah district, Anbar province, security source said.

The terrorist gangs of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had desecrated Saqlawiyah area on June 15 and committed terrible crimes against its citizens.

The Iraqi Army troops and the other security services are now repelling their terrorist attacks.

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