Iraqi security arrests 3 ISIS terrorists in western Iraq
Iraqi counter-terrorism personnel arrest a terrorist belonging to ISIS. Photo: INA
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Security Media Cell (ISMC) announced on Monday the arrest of three terrorists and the seizure of a stock of ammunition in Anbar governorate in western Iraq.
A statement issued by the ISMC mentioned that counter-terrorism forces carried out arrest operations against three terrorists and seized a stockpile of ammunition in Anbar governorate after receiving accurate intelligence information.
Last Thursday, the Joint Operations Command announced that Air Force fighter jets carried out strikes against a hideout of ISIS terrorists in a mountainous area in Tuz Khurmatu in Salah Al-Din governorate.
In late November, the Iraqi Directorate of General Military Intelligence (DGMI) announced the elimination of ISIS members and the arrest of others in separate security operations in different Iraqi governorates.
In mid-November, the Iraqi Air Force destroyed a hideout belonging to ISIS and killed two terrorists in Salah Al-Din governorate, north of Baghdad.
UN experts said in a report issued last August that the ISIS group still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across its former strongholds in Syria and Iraq, according to the AP.
The report mentioned that during the first half of 2023, the threat posed by ISIS remained mostly high in conflict zones and low in non-conflict areas.
The report that is directed to the UN Security Council said that the overall situation is dynamic, and despite significant losses in the group’s leadership and reduced activity in Syria and Iraq, the risk of its resurgence remains.