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Iraqi forces inflict 'heavy losses' on Daesh

Thursday, 07 January 2016 10:52 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 07 January 2016 10:55 AM ]

Iraqi forces battle Daesh militants as they try to secure Ramadi, Jan. 1, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Iraq says government forces have launched fresh operations against the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group, inflicting heavy losses on the militants.

At least 75 Daesh extremists were killed when Iraqi planes bombed Daesh positions west of Tharthar in the embattled western province of Anbar on Wednesday, the Iraqi National Security Service said in a statement.

Scores of militants were also injured in the aerial assault, and a large number of bombs and armored vehicles were destroyed, it added.

Iraqi forces cross a street during battles with Deash militants as they try to secure Ramadi, Jan. 4, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Separately, government forces and tribal fighters captured several senior Daesh members, mostly of Syrian nationality, during an operation in the town of Barwanah northwest of Baghdad.

The self-proclaimed Daesh war minister, identified as Samer Mohammad Matloub Hussein al- Mahlawi, was also killed along with three aides in an Iraqi bombing in the town.

Scores of Daesh militants were killed in the Jebel Makhoul region north of Tikrit in an offensive by security forces and fighters from allied Popular Mobilization units.