SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces detained four suspects and destroyed Islamic State (ISIS) hideouts in Baghdad and Anbar, the security media cell said on Friday.
The security forces arrested the four suspects as they were trying to pass through a checkpoint in Baghdad, the security media cell said in a statement.
They were “wanted in accordance with terrorist-related cases”, it added.
Separately, the security forces carried out “30-armed reconnaissance operations” to search for ISIS militants in Anbar province, it stated.
The operation resulted in the destruction of hideouts and tunnels, used by ISIS militants to hide their logistical equipment, the security media cell said.
Islamic State controlled roughly a third of Iraq between 2014 and 2017. Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops backed by U.S.-led Coalition forces as well as Iran-backed Shia militias defeated the militant group in 2017, but its members still roam areas of northern Iraq and northeastern Syria.
