4 IEDs defused near Makhmour

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on Thursday were defused near Makhmour district, according to an Iraqi army source. “Today, forces from the Iraqi army’s seventh Brigade defused four explosive devices near Diyozati village (22 km west of Makhmour district) without causing damage,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Makhmour is 68 km southwest of Arbil city, which lies 349 km northeast of the capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1