explosive devices

10 army men martyred, 15 suicides killed in Sinai

Cairo - Arab Today

Third Field army men raided a terrorist hotbed in central Sinai, killing 15 militants and arresting seven others, the spokesman for the Armed Forces said Thursday. While hunting down militants, two explosive devices went off, killing three army officers and seven soldiers. In a statement, the spokesman said the army men destroyed two warehouses where half a ton of TNTRead more

Iraqi Army resumes operations to retake Mosul from Daesh

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraqi government forces have resumed their push towards western Mosul, the last major stronghold of Daesh in Iraq, the BBC reported. Artillery fire could be heard in the distance. Launching the operation on Sunday, the army seized several villages. The eastern part of the city was liberated from Daesh last month after heavy fighting. Thousands of troops are involved inRead more

4 People Killed in a Car Bomb Attack in Iraq

Baghdad - Arab Today

Four people were killed and 12 others were injured in a car bomb attack that took place in Iraq. A security source said that the car bomb exploded at an industrial area in South Baghdad, the capital. Elsewhere in Baghdad, security forces found a rocket and captured a number of wanted militants in different areas in the capitalRead more

Iraqi Army Operations Kill 38 ISIS Militants

Baghdad - Arab Today

The Iraqi army said today that they conducted operations that killed 38 ISIS militants. A statement released today said that the Iraqi army conducted operations North-West of Mosul and killed 35 ISIS militants there. This was after the army thwarted an attack by the militants there. The military also conducted a number of search operations, one of them was inRead more

Iraqi forces continue liberating Daesh-held districts in Mosul

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraq's Federal Police took control of Eastern Jarmjh district in the left coast in southeastern Mosul. Besides inflicted heavy damage on Daesh terrorists, Iraqi police regained control of Kirkuk-Mosul road and started to purge it from improvised explosive devices. As a part of the second phase of operation to liberate Nineveh, coalition jets backed Iraqi police to retake the southernRead more

2 dangerous suicides killed in Riyadh security operation

Riyadh - Arab Today

Saudi security forces on Saturday killed two dangerous terrorists in a security operation in the capital, Riyadh, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. The security services had received information on the presence of the wanted men, carrying weapons and explosive belts in a house north of Riyadh, the statement said. The two dead fugitives were using the houseRead more

25 Daesh militants, 3 suicide bombers killed in Iraq's Salahuddin

Baghdad - Arab Today

An Iraqi force on Saturday killed 25 Daesh militants and three suicide bombers in Salahuddin province, where two new sites were liberated from the terrorist group's control, the commander of Salahuddin operations said. Also, a depot containing 63 homemade explosive devices and tunnels used by Daesh militants were discovered and destroyed, he added. Meanwhile, the number of Iraqi families returningRead more

Military Spokesman: 6 Takfiris killed, 12 explosive devices defused in Sinai

Cairo - Arab Today

Six Takfiris were killed and a number of wanted criminals and terrorist suspects were arrested by army forces as part of the comprehensive “Operation Martyr's Right" that aims at uprooting terrorism in Sinai, military spokesperson Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said in a statement Sunday. The military spokesman said the forces destroyed a hideout containing barrels full of explosive materials asRead more

Syrian army destroys Daesh camp in Deir Ezzor

Damascus - MENA

The Syrian Air Force destroyed a camp, a workshop for making explosive devices and a weapons depot for Daesh terrorists in Hajin city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor province, a military source said on Wednesday. An army unit destroyed a command center, a fortified position and a monitoring center for terrorist groups in Daraa al Balad area inRead more