April 29, 2021 at 9:44 am | Published in: Iraq, Middle East, News
An Iraqi police officer watches cars at a checkpoint on July 20, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq [Spencer Platt/Getty Images] April 29, 2021 at 9:44 am
The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced yesterday that it had arrested the commander of the 5th Border Guard Force Battalion west of the country, along with two other security chiefs, following an attack launched by Daesh fighters.
A statement issued by the office of Interior Minister Othman Al-Ghanim indicated that the minister ordered the arrest of the 5th Border Guard Force Battalion Commander, Major General Hazza Muhammad Al-Shammari, the Brigadier General of the same battalion, and the commander of the 3rd Battalion.