The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, Tahsin Al-Khafaji, confirmed today, Tuesday, that the Iraqi army obtained information confirming the presence of prominent leaders of the terrorist “ISIS” organization inside the area that witnessed the launch of the “Heroes of Iraq / Nasr Al-Siyadah” operation in the north of the country today.
Al-Khafaji said: “The access of the army forces to terrorists’ phones during the operation and the information we obtained inside the additions that were found confirms the presence of some prominent leaders of the terrorist organization inside this region, and therefore the process of maintaining pressure and continuing to pursue them continues.”
He pointed out that “this operation indicates the accuracy of security and intelligence information and the accuracy of specific operations, and also the rough terrain that our forces have not reached before and is considered a soft zone.”
The press spokesman of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Yahya Rasoul, announced today, Tuesday, the launching of the “Heroes of Iraq” operations, the second phase.
Messenger said in a statement: It is under the guidance of the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and under the supervision of the Joint Operations Command, the operations of the Heroes of Iraq started the second phase of the inspection of the southwestern areas of Kirkuk in the boundaries with Salah al-Din and Kirkuk provinces, with an area of 5,738 km. Square meters”.