Epicenter of the maneuvers: the province of Diyala along the Narin River. Objective: to neutralize the pro-ISIS cells operating between the two countries, based in Hamrin.
Baghdad sends reinforcements and equipment to counter growing violations of its national sovereignty. Kurdistan, on the other hand, receives international aid for security.
At least 150 pro-ISIS leaders have been eliminated in 2022, security on the border with Syria was strengthened and the mixed Kurdish ISF-Peshmerga brigades were born.
Ayman Latif Al-Marawi, alias Abu Jandal, was captured by the ISF in Salah al-Din. He was one of the military leaders of the pro-ISIS jihadists in Anbar.
The biggest obstacle to the operativity of the anti-ISIS force is the lack of a budget. A solution is being discussed in Baghdad. It could break the deadlock.
Abu Mansour, who traveled between Iraq and Syria, had held various posts among pro-ISIS jihadists and was responsible for the deaths of many civilians in the area.
The man was the emir of the "al-Zarqawi battalion". The mystery of the new caliph, the unfulfilled promises and the escalation of attacks suffered are putting the former ISIS in crisis.
They were captured as part of the "Solid Will" operation. The ex Isis jihadists risk suffering heavy damage, following the information in the possession of the commanders.
The man, a former AQI member, was freed by the former ISIS when the group conquered Mosul in 2014. Subsequently, he became a killer and an expert in bomb making.