Iraq hunts down Daesh drone, destroys 4 terror lairs
Iraqi forces shoot down a drone flown by Daesh against a police headquarters in the country’s west, and destroy four of the Takfiri terrorist group’s strongholds in the north.
The Iraqi Security Information Center delivered the report on Sunday. It said the forces brought down the aircraft as it was loitering over the main police building in the city of Fallujah of the western province of al-Anbar.
Troops seized the Daesh hideouts during an operation in the northern province of Kirkuk, which they had launched on the basis of “accurate information” that had been provided to them by the country’s interior ministry, it noted. The 5th Federal Police Division also cooperated towards the operation’s success, added the report.
It said the troops seized fatigues, logistical equipment, five improvised explosive devices, four armor-piercing rockets, and another drone belonging to the terrorists, during the operation.
The foreign-backed terrorist outfit started its campaign of bloodshed and destruction in Iraq in 2014.
It was defeated following three years of uphill struggle that enjoyed the assistance of the country’s allies, including Iran. The Islamic Republic has been lending military advisory support to the Iraqi military in its operations against the group.
The terrorists, however, continue to maintain sleeper cells throughout the Iraqi soil.
The scattered grouplets reportedly number less than 10 in most cases, but are still considered to be sources of legitimate concern by Baghdad.
Iraqi PM warns over attacks on Syria as Blinken visits Baghdad
'Iraq ready to thwart any hostile plot after Assad’s fall'
Iran warns threat of armed groups ‘not limited’ to Syria, says neighbors at risk
VIDEO | Yemen; a bone in Israeli neck
D-8’s role in Iran’s economy after Cairo summit
China slams US as ‘war-addicted’ threat to global security
China ‘firmly opposes’ US military aid to Taiwan
VIDEO | Press TV's News Headlines
President Yoon Suk Yeol to be removed from office
At least 19 Gazans killed by Israeli airstrikes since dawn: Medics
Leader: Iran neither has nor needs proxy forces
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
