A correspondent for "Al-Hadath" reported that the terrorist organization ISIS attacked fishermen's homes at Haditha Lake in Anbar Province, western Iraq, from five different fronts on Saturday. The correspondent confirmed the deaths of four people and injuries to three others among the fishermen inside tents along the lake's shores during the attack. Security forces launched an operation to pursue the organization's members who retreated to desert areas after the assault from the Al-Sukran area.
In a related context, explosions early Saturday targeted two electricity transmission lines near Mosul and Kirkuk in northern Iraq, leading to the "Mala Abdullah line" going offline and a widespread power outage in the Dibis district of Kirkuk Province. This follows reports from the Baghdad Operations Command on Friday evening, which announced the thwarting of an attempt to target Baghdad International Airport. Baghdad Operations Commander, Major General Ahmed Salim Bahjat, stated, "Through the sixth brigade of the second federal police division, we thwarted an operation to target Baghdad International Airport with ten Grad missiles," according to the Iraqi News Agency.
In a related security matter, the Joint Operations Command announced on Friday the initiation of measures aimed at reducing attacks on energy towers. Major General Tahseen Al-Khafaji, spokesperson for the Joint Operations Command, stated that "the Joint Operations Command has opened an operations room with the Ministry of Electricity, involving all security forces, including the Iraqi Army, Federal Police, Popular Mobilization Forces, and Energy Police." Four provinces in southern Iraq experienced a complete power outage on Tuesday due to repeated attacks on the power transmission network, according to the Ministry of Electricity.
