Military intelligence arrests IS preacher, leaders in north, east of Ramadi
Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces take their positions during a patrol looking for militants. Archival photo.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said, “military intelligence arrested Saleh Abdullah Juweir, an IS preacher in Hit city.
Moreover, the intelligence department announced arresting IS leaders in charge of repairing the group’s weapons in al-Sufia region, east of Ramadi.
Previously on the day, troops also declared killing twenty members of the militant group, saying that the group’s booby-trapping expert was among those killed in airstrikes in Qaim t
Iraqi joint troops managed on Saturday to liberate Akashat region, between Rutba town, on borders with Jordan, and Qaim, on borders with Syria.
The militant group withdrew from the hours, few hours after an offensive was launched there, heading toward Qaim, with no resistance against the troops, a source said.
Anbar’s western towns of Anah, Qaim and Rawa are still held by the extremist group since 2014, when it occupied one third of Iraq to proclaim a self-styled Islamic Caliphate. Iraqi troops were able to return life back to normal in the biggest cities of Anbar including Fallujah, Ramadi and others after recapturing them.
Fighter jets from the Iraqi army and the international coalition regularly pound IS locations in the province.