Suspect with bombs and ISIS flags arrested in Kirkuk
KIRKUK, Kurdistan Region – Kirkuk security forces have arrested a member of the Islamic State group hiding several grenades and ISIS flags in his home, a security official told Rudaw on Saturday.
He said that in the initial interrogations the suspect, who is reportedly of Arab origin and lives in Kirkuk’s Dubz district, has confessed his affiliation to the radical group. He was identified as Qamar Hillal Mahmud.
“Our forces arrested Qamar Hillal Mahmud at 3 pm in Dubz district, north of Kirkuk,” said Farhad Hama Ali, the spokesman for Kirkuk’s security forces.
Kirkuk security forces said they had prior intelligence on the suspect before arresting him at his home.
“He has confessed his membership in Daesh (ISIS) and that he has participated in violence perpetrated by the group,” Ali added. “We have found a number of grenades and Daesh flags.”
He said that in the initial interrogations the suspect, who is reportedly of Arab origin and lives in Kirkuk’s Dubz district, has confessed his affiliation to the radical group. He was identified as Qamar Hillal Mahmud.
“Our forces arrested Qamar Hillal Mahmud at 3 pm in Dubz district, north of Kirkuk,” said Farhad Hama Ali, the spokesman for Kirkuk’s security forces.
Kirkuk security forces said they had prior intelligence on the suspect before arresting him at his home.
“He has confessed his membership in Daesh (ISIS) and that he has participated in violence perpetrated by the group,” Ali added. “We have found a number of grenades and Daesh flags.”