86 terrorists arrested, weapons seized in eastern Iraq

The Iraqi security forces arrested 86 terrorists and seized quantities of weapons in the eastern governorate of Diyala.

The Security Media Cell of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense mentioned in a statement that a joint security force arrested 86 terrorists in a security operation started on Friday in Diyala governorate.

The security forces seized five pistols, 55 rifles, four hunting rifles, a 60 millimeter mortar, seven sound pistols, a smoke grenade, 18 vehicles, 160 motorcycles, a mobile phone and ammunitions, Al-Ghadeer News reported.

The Security Media Cell also mentioned that the authority of the law is above all, and the security forces, according to the drawn plans, are continuing their operations to arrest the outlaws and the terrorist elements.

Diyala governorate witnesses repeated attacks by the remnants of ISIS group targeting the security forces and civilians in the governorate.

In December 2017, Iraq announced the liberation of all its territories from the grip of the ISIS, after nearly three and a half years of confrontations with the terrorist group that occupied about a third of the country, announcing the establishment of what it called the Islamic Caliphate.