ISIS rigs cows with explosives to attack Iraqi forces

Shaimaa Hefzy

The British newspaper The Independent has revealed a new trick used by ISIS terrorists. The terrorist organization reportedly rigged cows with explosives in an attack on Iraqi security forces, in what is thought to be the first time the group has weaponized cattle.

The two cows were strapped with explosives belts and were heading towards a military checkpoint in Diyala province when Iraqi soldiers opened fire and “blew them up”.

One civilian was injured in the failed attack last week, according to the report.

Local official Sadiq Husseini was quoted as saying that the incident “shows that the group has lost the ability to recruit young people and would-be suicide bombers, instead they are using cattle”.

ISIS has been rebuilding in Iraq following the loss of its caliphate. Diyala province has seen a spate of attacks in recent months, despite ongoing military operations by the Iraqi security forces and the US-led coalition set up to defeat ISIS.

ISIS has been rebuilding in Iraq following the loss of its caliphate. Diyala province has seen a spate of attacks in recent months, despite ongoing military operations by the Iraqi security forces and the US-led coalition set up to defeat ISIS.

Lebanese authorities thwarted a plan by ISIS in December last year to carry out bomb attacks during the country’s parliamentary elections.

The militant group smuggled explosives from Syria in buckets of cheese to use in attacks against places of worship, military targets and gatherings of Christians. But a 10-month police surveillance operation, codenamed “Lethal Cheese”, uncovered the plot.