Iraq restricts ISIS movement
Iraqi Air Force F-16s during a training sortie. Photo: US Air Force
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Joint Operations Command confirmed it succeeded in restricting the movement of ISIS groups in geographically complex areas through precise air strikes.
In statements revealing the escalating role of the Iraqi Air Force and advanced security technology in the war against ISIS terrorist groups, the spokesperson of the Joint Operations Command, Tahsin Al-Khafaji, explained to the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that terrorists exist in geographically complex areas where the movement of ground units is limited.
“Air strikes carried out by the Iraqi Air Force, based on intelligence information, paralyzed the movement of terrorists in the most complex geographical areas,” Al-Khafaji said.
Al-Khafaji explained that several ISIS leaders and terrorists have been targeted since the beginning of the year until now, stressing that ISIS groups are now incapable of protecting their leaders.
The Iraqi official added that the geographically complex areas are under the control of the Iraqi Air Force which relies on advanced aircraft in its search and detection operations.
Security experts believe that the quick response of Iraqi security and the employment of advanced technologies constitute a qualitative development in the Iraqi war and security effort against ISIS, especially in rugged terrain.
Experts see that this development contributed to a sharp decline in ISIS attacks and movements in Iraq.
Although Iraq announced the defeat of ISIS in the summer of 2017, after ISIS groups controlled some areas in northern and western Iraq for more than three years, remnants of ISIS terrorists are still active in some areas and could carry out attacks against Iraqi military personnel and civilians.