UP

IS suicide attack foiled in Baghdad

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto
IS suicide attack foiled in Baghdad

Iraqi army forces on Wednesday foiled an attempted suicide attack on a military headquarters in Baghdad, according to a local military source.

"Army personnel killed two attackers armed with explosive belts who attempted to enter the headquarters of the 55th Army Brigade in Baghdad’s southwestern Al-Darawsha district," Brigadier-General Saad Maan, a spokesman for the army’s Baghdad Operations Command told.

"Our forces managed to kill the two attackers before they reached their target," Maan said, adding that no security personnel had been injured or killed in the incident.

The foiled attack came only one day after a new security plan was applied in Baghdad, which included the removal of security barriers and a greater reliance on intelligence to prevent attacks by the ISIS terrorist group.

On Tuesday, the army removed 26 security barriers that had been set up throughout the Iraqi capital following the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003.

Despite the proliferation of security barriers, however, Baghdad in recent years has been plagued by violent attacks on an almost daily basis, for which the authorities typically point the finger at Daesh.

"The new security plan will rely largely on intelligence-gathering -- rather than military activity -- to thwart Daesh attacks," Saad al-Matlabi, a member of the Baghdad Municipal Council's security committee, told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.

According to al-Matlabi, Baghdad’s complex network of security barriers has both failed to deter attacks by Daesh and impeded the movement of local residents.

Iraq has suffered a devastating security vacuum since mid-2014, when ISIS captured the northern city of Mosul and overran vast swathes of territory in the northern and western parts of the country.

Date
2016.12.21 / 17:24
Author
Axar.az
See also

Pakistan carries out an airstrike on Kabul

Hamas declares end of war, permanent ceasefire with Israel

Trump envoys visit Tel Aviv after Gaza ceasefire talks

Putin and Aliyev discuss key issues in Dushanbe meeting

Trump: Israel–Hamas deal to be signed in Egypt

Erdogan meets Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani in Ankara

Israel thwarts Iranian arms smuggling operation to West Bank

Herzog: Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

Sisi: World witnesses historic moment for peace

Tomahawk deliveries could force Russia to 'sober up'

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla