Tehran – IRNA – Iraqi al-Hashd al-Shabi (People’s Mobilization) forces thwarted an infiltration operation by ISIL terrorist elements north of the capital, Baghdad.
According to IRNA, Iraqi sources announced today (Tuesday) that al-Hashd al-Shabi forces vigilantly monitored the situation and prevented ISIL from infiltrating the al-Tarmiyah area in northern Baghdad, forcing the terrorists to flee.
According to the report, one of the leaders of the terrorists was killed in the clash between Al-Hashd Al-Shabi and ISIS.
In other news, Iraqi media reported last Sunday that nine Iraqi citizens were killed and wounded in two separate ISIL attacks in the al-Abara area northeast of Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, and that an army officer was among those killed.
Iraqi sources said the ISIL terrorist group killed five people, including a police officer, and wounded four others in the attacks, using a sniper rifle and an explosive device on the outskirts of al-Abara.
These two attacks were carried out using the darkness of the air.
Al-Abara area, 15 km northeast of Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, is one of the centers of presence of nuclei and remnants of ISIL elements due to its ruggedness and low and high natural points.
The region has occasionally witnessed ISIL terrorist attacks on Iraqi civilians and security forces.
In late September, another operation by al-Hashd al-Shabi thwarted ISIL’s plan to target Arbaeen Husseini pilgrims in southern Baghdad.
The Al-Hashd al-Shabi organization issued a statement saying that the popular mobilization forces were able to thwart the terrorists’ plan to target Husseini pilgrims in southern Baghdad by carrying out ambushes and in precise security operations.
The statement added that al-Hashd al-Shabi forces destroyed a group of ISIL terrorist elements who intended to target Arbaeen Husseini pilgrims in southern Baghdad.
Also during the operation, the commander and executor of ISIL terrorist plots in southern Baghdad and the head of units in the Al-Latifiya area were arrested.
In recent months, attacks by the ISIS terrorist group have increased, especially in the area known as the “Death Triangle” between the provinces of Kirkuk, Salah al-Din and Diyala.
In 2017, Iraq declared victory over ISIS, which had occupied nearly a third of its territory for more than three years.
However, the group’s scattered and remnant nuclei are still present in the eastern, northern and western provinces of Iraq, and occasionally carry out terrorist attacks against civilians and security forces.
