Five members of the terrorist organization of ISIS were killed in a series of airstrikes in Diyala, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Wednesday.
SMC said that forces from the Counter-Terrorism-Services, the army, police, and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) carried out a three-day military operation orchestrated by Diyala’s Operations Command to clear the al-Khalawiya sector from ISIS remnants.
“Fourteen airstrikes, executed by the Iraqi army’s F-16 and L-159, resulted in killing five ISIS members and finding the bodies of two abductees,” SMC said.
The security forces found 23 hideouts, 13 explosive devices, along with a large number of machine guns, ammunition, military, and survival equipment.