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Iraqi forces free two Bangladeshi nationals in Baghdad

 Iraqi forces free two Bangladeshi nationals in Baghdad

The commander of Baghdad Operations Maj. Gen. Jalil al-Rubaie

The commander of Baghdad Operations Maj. Gen. Jalil al-Rubaie
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi troops have rescued two kidnapped foreigners on Tuesday, the Baghdad Operations Command announced.

“After diligent work, the command has managed to free two Bangladeshi nationals and arrest their abductors,” Maj. Gen. Jalil al-Rubaie, commander of the Baghdad Operations said in a statement.

Earlier today, the Baghdad Operations Command said that troops killed a suicide bomber while attempting to attack security personnel west of the capital Baghdad.

Last week, the command have freed a kidnapped child from Mosul and arrested the abductor, who was the wife of an Islamic State (IS) leader in northern Baghdad.

Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State Sunni extremist militants who proclaimed an “Islamic Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

A monthly count by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), issued on Tuesday, said 518 Iraqis were killed and injured during the month of June. Nineveh province was the most affected governorate with 233, Baghdad came next then Anbar.

Bombings and armed attacks are seen on on almost a daily basis against security members, paramilitary groups and civilians since the Iraqi government launched a wide-scale campaign to retake IS-occupied areas in 2016.

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