Iraqi security arrests 4 terrorists belonging to ISIS
Members of the Iraqi Counter-terrorism Service standing guard outside their headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Photo: AFP
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service arrested on Monday four terrorists belonging to the terrorist group ISIS.
The four suspects included a terrorist who was an explosive expert in the terrorist group, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraqi Security Media Cell (ISMC) explained in a statement that security officers arrested one terrorist in the city of Kirkuk and two terrorists in areas in Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq.
In December 2017, after about four years of confrontation with the terrorist group ISIS, Iraq announced the liberation of its entire territory after the terrorist group controlled about one third of the country.
After the elimination of the terrorist group ISIS, Iraqi security is continuing to launch operations to eliminate remnants of the terrorist group in the governorates of Nineveh, Kirkuk, Diyala, Salah Al-Din, Anbar, and the outskirts of Baghdad.
ISIS has occupied large areas of Iraq and Syria. The Iraqi authorities have confirmed more than once their commitment to eliminating terrorist groups in the country and tightening restrictions on the use of weapons.