Apr 13, 2021, 8:00 PM

Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi foils terrorist plot in Nineveh

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) -- Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU, known as Hashd al-Sha’abi) forces thwarted a terrorist group in Iraq’s Nineveh province.

Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces issued a statement and revealed the thwarting of a terrorist plot in Nineveh province, Iraqi News Agency reported.

Members of the terrorist groups intended to carry out terrorist attacks against security and civilian targets in the city, Hashd al-Sha’abi added.

According to accurate information, a joint group from Hashd Operations Headquarters in Nineveh province, 30th Division Intelligence Service and the Hashd al-Sha’abi intelligence forces carried out the operation.

Following the operation, six wanted terrorists were arrested and handed over to the security authorities.

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