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Iraq: iMMAP - IHF Humanitarian Access Response - Weekly Explosive Incidents Flash News (15 - 21 November 2018)

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Ninewa Governorate

Security Forces 15 November 2018

● In an official statement, the security information center declared that their forces arrested two terrorists in Hamidat and Tilkaif areas and they also cleared 94 different IEDs and 158 anti-tank mines, 4 locally made IEDs and a projectile round 155mm in Kafraj area.

Security Forces 16 November 2018

● In a search operation Bakhira and Athiba villages they found an ISIS factory used for making IEDs and booby-trapping vehicles, worth noting that they exploded the factory.

● In Al-Arabi neighborhood of Mosul city cleared 3 locally made IEDs and a cannon projectile round 155mm and 2 IEDs in Al-Khan villager.

Security Forces 17 November 2018

● Found a mass grave in Gir Azer sub-district, the mass grave contained 7 Yazidi’s women remnants, worth indicating that the wave of returnees is now towards their residency areas and they come across a lot of mass graves.

Security Forces 18 November 2018

● Based on an accurate intelligence information conducted a search operation on the Badush series of mountains in Allan area, the operation resulted in clearing IEDs and destroying a 100m long tunnel. Worth noting that the security forces find on daily basis the operating bases and tunnels belong to ISIS.

Salah Al-Din Governorate

An Armed Group 15 November 2018

● Three IEDs exploded and shook Al-Askari neighborhood in Tooz district injuring civilians targeting a liquor shop, the incident did not cause any casualties.

Popular Mobilization Forces, Joint Forces and Iraqi Air forces 17 November 2018

● Conducted a search operation on the left side of Shirqat district, Sadira area, and Kansus area of Al-Hlu island.
In the operation they destroyed ISIS operating bases and tunnels and killed a group of them.

An Armed Group 18 November 2018

● In Al-Atibaa street in Tikrit city exploded a booby-trapped vehicle in which 5 persons killed and 16 others injured.

Iraqi Air forces 18 November 2018

● Killed 10 ISIS members and destroyed 2 operating bases and 3 trenches on a river bank near Kan’us village of Shirqat district.

Security Forces 20 November 2018

● Cleared an RPG7 projectile, 2 rockets, a mortar launcher round 60mm, a mortar shell, C4 and 2 locally made IEDs in Smarra district boundary.