2021-01-22 16:35:34 GMT2021-01-23 00:35:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BAGHDAD, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) forces on Friday launched an operation to hunt down militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group in several areas across the country, a CTS statement said.
Acting on intelligence reports, the troops at dawn arrested some wanted suspected terrorists in capital Baghdad, western province of Anbar, and northern province of Kirkuk, the statement said.
The captured suspects are believed to have links to the IS group and have information about the group s leaders in the country, the statement added.
It also said that the CTS troops would continue operations in the next few days to hunt down the IS remnants.
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2021-01-22 03:11:18 GMT2021-01-22 11:11:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2021 shows the market damaged by suicide bombings in Iraq's capital Baghdad. At least 32 people were killed and 110 others wounded on Thursday in the twin suicide bombings in Iraq's capital Baghdad, Iraqi Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi said. Baghdad's hospitals received 32 bodies, while 110 wounded people were admitted for treatment, al-Tamimi said in a statement. Earlier in the morning, a suicide bomber blew up his explosive belt in a crowded outdoor clothing market in Bab al-Sharji area, before a second one detonated his a few minutes later in the same market, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua)