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iMMAP-IHF Humanitarian Access Response Weekly Explosive Incidents Flash News (12 - 18 July 2018)

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12 July 2018

An Armed Group

● Unknown gunmen shot a car near Al-Abasi checkpoint on the main road between Dujail sub-district to Baghdad in Salah Al-Din province, killing Lt. Col. Shuaib Al-Khazraji the Directorate of Salah Al-Din Traffic Police and injuring his mother.

● An IED exploded near a shop in Bani Rukkab village of Qulay sector in the outskirts of Khanaqin district northeast of Diyala province, injuring 2 civilians.

Iraqi Air Forces

● Launched an airstrike on Thilab valley in Diyala province, killing 4 members of ISIS and destroying their vehicle.

● Launched airstrikes on Al-Samaka village and Al-Shay valley of Daquq district located 50kms south of Kirkuk province, 7 members of ISIS were killed and also operating bases were destroyed during the strikes.

13 July 2018

An Armed Group

● An IED exploded in a road leading to a farm in the outskirts of Al-Bubali village located in the outskirts of Khalis district northern of Diyala province, killing a woman.

Security Forces

● During the second Martyrs’ Revenge Operation Search found and cleared an IED and a booby-trapped steamroller in the second axis in Salah Al-Din province.

14 July 2018

ISIS

● Elements of the ISIS attacked a military point belonged to the house of the first deputy governor of Salah Al-Din province Ismail Hallob in the area of Al-Athia north of Is'haqy, killing a military soldier and injuring 2 others.

15 July 2018

Police Forces and Anti-Terrorism Forces

● Found and cleared a booby-trapped vehicle in the doctor’s street in Tikrit city of Salah Al-Din province.

16 July 2018

Security Forces

● In a search operation found and cleared 80 IEDs destroyed 8 operating bases, 2 hideouts, 4 tunnels and a caravan in Aljazira area in Anbar province.

● Destroyed an operating base belonged to ISIS which contained C4+TNT, beds, healthy materials, cooking materials and mortar shells in Baijat area in the south of Bahriz sub-district located south of Ba’quba city in Diyala province.

Police Forces

● Found and cleared 3 locally made IEDs near a civilian house in Katun area in the west of Ba’quba district in Diyala province.
An Armed Group

● Killed an employee of the Ninewa Directorate