Objective of the ISF: to dismantle the Islamic State sleeper cells and support networks in the area. The US, after the Daesh attack on Ain al-Assad base, send reinforcements to the country.
The man, Abu Khaldun, was hiding in Hawija under the name of Sha’alan Obeid. He was one of the leaders of the Islamic State in Kirkuk. Meanwhile, PMF attack Daesh in Diyala and Nineveh.
Last raid took place at Lake Hamrin: 4,000 pounds of bombs dropped on a compound of the Islamic State. In recent days the head of Daesh logistics in Anbar had been captured.
Maneuvers at Nineveh, Diyala, Kirkuk and Erbil. Objective: to eliminate the Islamic State cells hiding in the mountains. Kurds close Daesh from the north and ISF-Inherent Resolve from south.
750 kilos of explosives seized: they served to hit the Shiite faithfuls heading to Karbala. Meanwhile, hunt for Daesh cells and preparations for the sixth phase of Operation Victory Will continue.
The maneuvers took place north of Rawa and were preventive. A dozen Islamic State members died. Also raids against Daesh in Nineveh. From Mosul to Hawi Aslan island.
ISF responds to Islamic State recent attacks, including against the US embassy in Baghdad. Meanwhile, the sixth phase of anti-Daesh maneuvers, Victory Will, is being prepared.
ISF and PMF will operate in Karbala and Najaf, on the border with Saudi Arabia, to stop the Islamic State cells escaping from Anbar. Anti-Daesh maneuvers continue in the rest of the country.
Maneuvers anticipated by a maxi strike of Inherent Resolve, which dropped 80,000 lbs. of bombs on Daesh positions. The ISF also target the islands near Hamam al-Alil.