Four Iraqis arrested over rocket attack on Syria

Shafaq News- Nineveh

Security forces in Nineveh arrested four suspects on Tuesday over a rocket attack launched toward Kharab al-Jir base, a
former Global Coalition site inside Syria.

A security source told Shafaq News that a joint
force detained the suspects at the Awinat checkpoint in Rabia district, west of
Nineveh, hours after Monday night’s attack, following tightened security and
the closure of crossings to track those involved.

The suspects were traveling in a pickup truck
and were found carrying pistols and IDs indicating affiliation with one of the
armed factions, though the specific group was not confirmed.

Two of the detainees are from Baghdad, one from
Karbala, and the fourth from Tal Afar in Nineveh, the source added, noting they
were transferred to the counterterrorism intelligence directorate in Nineveh
for further investigation.

On Monday, a security source in Syria’s Deir Ez-Zor
said authorities had dismantled a six-member group suspected of links to the
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). All members of that group are Syrian
nationals and were accused of gathering intelligence and smuggling weapons in
the area, with investigations ongoing to determine their roles and connections.
The PMF did not comment on the incident.