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Tortured woman freed in Baghdad after month-long captivity

Shafaq News 2026/06/07 16:16

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraqi security forces rescued awoman who had been held captive and tortured for more than a month inside ahouse in southeastern Baghdad, a security source told Shafaq News on Sunday.

Security teams launched theoperation after monitoring an online appeal in which the victim described beingabducted and confined in the Al-Zaafaraniyah district.

After her rescue, the woman wastransferred to a hospital for treatment, while authorities arrested the suspectand placed him in custody.

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