Iraqi PM Vows to Target Terrorists Attacking Electricity Grid
Voice of America
CAIRO - Iraq's top military commander and prime minister say they have a plan to stop Islamic State terrorists from creating more power blackouts.
Iraqi state TV reported Saturday that four IS terrorists had been captured in the regions of Kirkuk, Nineveh, Salaheddin and Anbar province, in the wake of recent attacks on the country's electricity grid, including one Friday that left a large swath of Baghdad without water. Interior Ministry spokesman General Saad Maan told the TV service that security forces have had some success in foiling recent attacks. He said 23 attempts to damage electricity pylons had been thwarted in the past few days. Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi tweeted Friday that the terrorists behind the recent attacks "do not wish the country well" and are "becoming desperate in the face of Iraq's success in increasing electricity production."A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's rocket launch during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, May 27, 2024. FILE - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to reporters in Colombo, July 29, 2023. FILE - A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year with an image of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 22, 2023.
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024. Fire rages following an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in this still picture taken from a video, May 26, 2024. Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024. A member of the bomb squad of the Israeli police collects debris after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants struck in the Israeli city of Herzliya on May 26, 2024.