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Four ISIS suspects held in Al-Anbar arms raid

Shafaq News 2026/07/27 21:25

Shafaq News-Al-Anbar

A joint forcefrom Al-Anbar Police Command and the Iraqi Army on Monday arrested three womenand a man linked to ISIS in Rawa district of al-Anbar Province, seizing a cacheof phones, weapons, and cash, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.

The man suspectwas found carrying identification belonging to ISIS members, while the threewomen had returned from the Jadaa camp —a facility in Nineveh province housingISIS-linked detainees.

All four weredetained under Article 4 of the Anti-Terrorism Law and referred forinvestigation.

Seized itemsincluded a 9mm pistol with magazines and ammunition, 51 mobile phones, 45 SIMcards, two ATMs, $800 in cash, 45.47 million Iraqi dinars (about $35K), 156pistol rounds, 11 M4 rifle rounds, 102 CDs, electronic and computer equipment,medical and laboratory supplies, a money-counting device, a sonar device,vehicle registration plates, religious books, and old Iraqi currency from theformer regime.

During the first half of 2026, the Interior Ministry recorded the dismantling of four ISIS cells, nearly 80 preemptive operations, and the issuance of about 500 arrest warrants under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Law.

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