- The face of the Iraqi prime minister Mohamed Shiaa Al-SudaniForm a commission of inquiry into the terrorist incident.
- The spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, said in a statement published by the Iraq News Agency that "An officer with the rank of major and a number of accomplices were martyred in a dastardly terrorist act when an explosive device exploded on a patrol of the Federal Police Force, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, in the village of Ali Al-Sultan in the district of Riyadh of Kirkuk" .
- The statement added that "Terrorist elements have resorted to malicious methods after taking painful blows at the hands of our heroic security forces"indicating that "The commander-in-chief of the military ordered the security forces to pay attention, carefully inspect the streets, and not to give opportunities to terrorist elements, and also ordered the formation of an investigation council for this terrorist incident.".
- Iraqi Prime Minister instructs Federal Police Force Commander to visit site of terrorist attack in Kirkuk.
The danger of the return of Isis
- Observers and experts believe that the repetition of operations conducted by Isis in some Iraqi governorates, in which it was already active during the control of large areas of the country between 2014 and 2017, constitutes a premonitory sign of the return of the terrorist organization..
- Experts recommended reviewing security plans and expanding the area of preventive intelligence and military operations against the organization’s nests and sleeper cells in many areas where there are remnants of ISIS, especially in the northern regions and of the country, which are usually deployed, according to experts, in the contact areas between the Iraqi federal forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the provinces of Kirkuk, Diyala, Salah al-Din and Nineveh, and across the Iraqi-Syrian border.
Because "Reload" Remains of ISIS?
- Iraqi security and political researcher Raad Hashim says, in an interview with Sky News Arabia: "Unfortunately, the occurrence of such painful incidents is mainly due to the negligence and complacency of some military units, which allow loopholes to be exploited. Isis terrorists To carry out their bloody operations, in addition to the diligent and serious failure to activate information and intelligence and security follow-ups in large areas of the areas where terrorism was present.".
- Raad Hashem added:"That is, the inability to adequately track ISIS movements and monitor its supply lines has revived its presence in many Iraqi regions, such as the governorate KirkukFurthermore, the liberation of Al-Safra, which is the area where this attack took place, as well as the various neighborhoods in the district HawijaIt was carried out by armed factions and not by professional security forces, so many of those areas continued to suffer from the presence of terrorist fragment remnants, as its members moved about freely, as they hid like sleeper cells and time bombs , and so the presence of security gaps allows terrorists to move and maneuver and surprise, especially since there are rough terrain and weak security areas, gives them the ability to hide and hide from sight, then monitor and launch insidious attacks against Iraqi soldiers and civilians.".
"aggravation" anti Terrorism
And Iraqi security and political researcher Raad Hashim concludes by saying:"It should be noted that Iraq has witnessed the celebrations of Victory Day and the elimination of Daesh these days, so it was as if Daesh, through this bloody attack, was challenging the state and the security services, and was sending a message that exists and has not been completely eliminated, and this is an indication of imbalances and shortcomings that are calculated on the security authorities who have not completely completed their mission. In eliminating the points of presence of terrorism throughout the area of the ‘Iraq, as its danger is still imminent from time to time, which calls for caution and doubling down counterterrorism efforts Monitor the movements of ISIS and its sleeper cells everywhere to root out danger spots" .
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open an investigation
- The face of the Iraqi prime minister Mohamed Shiaa Al-SudaniForm a commission of inquiry into the terrorist incident.
- The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces Major General Yahya Rasool said in a statement published by the Iraqi News Agency that “an officer with the rank of major and a number of associates were martyred in a vile terrorist attack acted when an explosive device detonated on a patrol of Federal Police Force, 2nd Mechanized Brigade in Ali al-Sultan village in Riyadh district of Kirkuk” .
- The statement added: “Terrorist elements have resorted to harmful methods after receiving painful blows at the hands of our heroic security forces,” noting that “the commander-in-chief of the armed forces has ordered the security forces to pay attention, inspect the streets carefully, and not to give terrorist elements a chance, and also directed the formation of an investigative council.” this terrorist incident“.
- Iraqi Prime Minister instructs Federal Police Force Commander to visit site of terrorist attack in Kirkuk.
The danger of the return of Isis
- Observers and experts believe that the repetition of operations conducted by Isis in some Iraqi governorates, in which it was already active during the control of large areas of the country between 2014 and 2017, constitutes a premonitory sign of the return of the terrorist organization..
- Experts recommended reviewing security plans and expanding the area of preventive intelligence and military operations against the organization’s nests and sleeper cells in many areas where there are remnants of ISIS, especially in the northern regions and of the country, which are usually deployed, according to experts, in the contact areas between the Iraqi federal forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the provinces of Kirkuk, Diyala, Salah al-Din and Nineveh, and across the Iraqi-Syrian border.
Why “revive” the remnants of ISIS?
- Iraqi political and security researcher, Raad Hashem, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia: “The occurrence of such painful incidents is, unfortunately, mainly due to the negligence and complacency of some military units, which allow exploiting the loopholes. ” Isis terrorists To carry out their bloody operations, in addition to the diligent and serious failure to activate information and intelligence and security follow-ups in large areas of the areas where terrorism was present.“.
- Raad Hashim added, “That is, the inability to properly track the movements of ISIS and to monitor its supply lines, has revived its presence in many Iraqi regions such as the province of KirkukFurthermore, the liberation of Al-Safra, which is the area where this attack took place, as well as the various neighborhoods in the district HawijaIt was carried out by armed factions and not by professional security forces, so many of those areas continued to suffer from the presence of terrorist fragment remnants, as its members moved about freely, as they hid like sleeper cells and time bombs , and so the presence of security gaps allows terrorists to move and maneuver and surprise, especially since there are rough terrain and weak security areas, gives them the ability to hide and hide from sight, then monitor and launch insidious attacks against Iraqi soldiers and civilians.“.
“Fighting” the fight against terrorism
And the Iraqi political and security researcher, Raad Hashim concludes by saying, “Knowing that Iraq has witnessed Victory Day celebrations and the elimination of ISIS these days, so it was as if ISIS, through this bloody attack, was challenging the state and the security services, and conveying the message that it exists and has not been completely eliminated, and this is an indication of imbalance and failure. terrorism in the whole area of Iraq, as its danger is still imminent from time to time, which requires caution and doubling counterterrorism efforts Monitor the movements of ISIS and its sleeper cells everywhere to root out danger spots” .
