Send A Message Of Existence, ISIS Launches Terror On Iraqi Electrical Installation Facilities

Illustration of a power plant facility in Oubaidy, Baghdad, Iraq. (Wikimedia Commons/James Selesnick/US Army)

JAKARTA - Iraqi civilians and Iraqi security officers are being bothered by the terrorist group ISIS terrorist acts, which are targeting electrical installation facilities in the country.

Reporting the Jerusalem Post Wednesday, July 7, the ISIS terrorist group targeted a terror attack on a large power grid, which supplies electricity needs across the region, not small electricity facilities in residential areas.

Iraqi security authorities claim they managed to ambush a number of members of a terrorist group near the city of Hit. In addition, the security forces also managed to thwart an attack in Diyala Province.

Power outages in Iraq are common, especially during the summer when the electricity supply it produces is not sufficient for the country's needs. Iran as a neighboring country currently does not supply electricity to Iraq, because it is also experiencing a crisis.

Meanwhile, ISIS carried out acts of terror by targeting these voltage electricity installations, as a way to send messages, they still control rural areas.

As a result of the ISIS terror group's actions, many Iraqi civilians use generators or are forced to live in the dark without electricity.

"Around 44 to 45 power towers in Iraq have been targeted by terrorists in recent days, most of which have been repaired," local reports said.

Meanwhile, in other parts of Iraq, there has been an increase in attacks on US troops by pro-Iranian militias. ISIS has also attacked Iraqi checkpoints in several parts of the country. This shows the high pressure on Iraqi security authorities.

Iran is trying to take parts of Iraq and pressure the US to leave, while ISIS is trying to take other parts. Stuck in the middle are Iraqi civilians and the autonomous region of Kurdistan.