ISIS destroys Mosul police academy, moves journalists
MOSUL province – Fighters aligned with the Islamic State destroyed Mosul’s police academy on Monday, abducting five personnel and taking them to an unknown location, a Kurdish official said.
In a separate incident, the extremists relocated a number of captured journalists from Mosul to neighboring Syria, Saeed Mamozini, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party branch 14 in Mosul, told Rudaw.
“ISIS militants blew up the Mosul province police academy near the traffic police building. They took at least five people working there to an unknown location,” he said.
In recent months, ISIS has beheaded local and foreign journalists, including Ala Mazn Abdullah, James Foley, Steven Sotlof and Kenjo Goto.
According to Mamozini, the Islamic State took at least seven captured journalists to northern ISIS-held Syrian city of Raqqa.
Local TV journalist Ala Mazn Abdullah was executed earlier this month, the latest victim of a murderous campaign waged against journalists and others.
Mosul, Iraq’s’ second largest city, fell to ISIS militants in June. Iraqi security forces are planning a future operation to retake the city with air support from the US-led coalition formed to fight the extremist group.
In a separate incident, the extremists relocated a number of captured journalists from Mosul to neighboring Syria, Saeed Mamozini, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party branch 14 in Mosul, told Rudaw.
“ISIS militants blew up the Mosul province police academy near the traffic police building. They took at least five people working there to an unknown location,” he said.
In recent months, ISIS has beheaded local and foreign journalists, including Ala Mazn Abdullah, James Foley, Steven Sotlof and Kenjo Goto.
According to Mamozini, the Islamic State took at least seven captured journalists to northern ISIS-held Syrian city of Raqqa.
Local TV journalist Ala Mazn Abdullah was executed earlier this month, the latest victim of a murderous campaign waged against journalists and others.
Mosul, Iraq’s’ second largest city, fell to ISIS militants in June. Iraqi security forces are planning a future operation to retake the city with air support from the US-led coalition formed to fight the extremist group.