Joint security forces liberate area in Haditha District, 10 ISIS fighters killed
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Tuesday the leadership of al-Hashed al-Shaabi in Anbar Province announced the liberation of an area east of Haditha District, while pointed out to the killing of ten ISIS militants.
The intelligence director of al-Somoud brigade in al-Hashed al-Shaabi, Nazim Aljughaifi, said in a press statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, joint forces from the army’s 7th brigade, al-Jazeera Operations and tribal fighters were able to liberate Dwailiya area east of Haditha District (170 km west of Ramadi), after fierce battles resulted in the killing of ten ISIS fighters.”
Aljughaifi added, “The security forces began to dismantle the improvised explosive devices and booby-trapped buildings in Dwailiya area that links Haditha District with Baghdadi vicinity down to the banks of the Euphrates River,” indicating that, “The security forces managed to dismantle more than 70 explosive device so far.”