Tag Archives: Anbar

Iraq’s army and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, al-Hashd al-Shaabi) carried out a large-scale campaign to purge the grand desert sprawling over a wide area between three governorates, an official press release said on Sunday. The statement issued by the PMF command in Nineveh said that a joint force from the …

The Iraqi intelligence agency announced arresting two terrorists on Friday. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that the two terrorists were separately arrested in al-Anbar and Kirkuk. In the same context, the agency’s units in the al-Anbar governorate discovered a 200-meters long tunnel, used by terrorist gangs to …

Iraqi news sources on early Sunday reported that a US military logistics convoy was targeted in the Iraqi province of Anbar. The convoy was attacked by roadside bombs, according to local sources. Details of possible damages or casualties of the attack have not yet been released. Another US military convoy …

Four persons linked to ISIS terrorist group have been apprehended in a series of preemptive operations orchestrated and executed by the Iraqi military intelligence in al-Anbar and Saladin. The Security Media Cell (SMC) said that three of the arrestees were captured in separate operations in Samarra, while the other was …

A force of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF – Al-Hashed Al-Sha’abi) had carried out a storming operation targeting various areas of Hit district, one of the results of which was the destruction of a secret underground tunnel, a security source said on Friday. The source said to “Al-Ghadeer” website: “The …

The Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Thursday, the destruction of three ISIS hideouts deep in the Anbar desert The SMC said, in a statement received by “Al-Ghadeer”, that “the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency in the Ministry of Interior continues its preemptive qualitative operations, and according to the confessions …

A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global Coalition in al-Anbar today. Earlier today, Iraqi security forces thwarted an attempt to target a supply convoy by two explosive devices in babel, south of Iraq. A security source siad that a joint force from the …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced the destruction of ISIS tunnels and hideouts in the Al-Anbar desert on Friday. In a statement, the Cell said that a joint security force carried out a military operation in two consecutive days in the Al-Anbar desert, searching for ISIS remnants. According to the statement, …

The Iraqi military said it killed ten militants affiliated with the terrorist organization of ISIS in al-Anbar desert, west of Iraq. According to the Security Media Cell (SMC), a reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S.-led Coalition located an ISIS hideout to the north of the 160 Kilo territory in the al-Anbar …

Al-Hashd al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) on Saturday launched a large-scale security operation to pursue ISIS remnants in al-Khalediyah island and its vicinity in al-Anbar In a statement issued by PMF Operations Command of east al-Anbar, a force from the 2nd, 7th, and 27th PMF brigades started combing the territory, after …

A force of al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) thwarted a terrorist plot in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier today, Thursday. According to a statement issued by the paramilitary group’s media department, a special force from the 27th brigade in Jazirat al-Karma located a huge hideout used by ISIS operatives near …

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched on Saturday a security operation east of Al-Anbar, western Iraq. In a statement, the PMF Operations Command said the second and seventh brigades carried an operation to pursue ISIS remnants and secure the area. It is worth noting that in the past few days, …

Iraqi security forces apprehended Seven terrorists in separate security operations in Kirkuk, Nineveh, and al-Anbar. The Spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said that the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) apprehended five terrorists in different districts of the western governorate of al-Anbar. “Two terrorists were also arrested …

Iraqi security forces apprehended ten terrorists in separate security operations in Baghdad, Diyala, and al-Anbar. The Spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said that the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) dismantled an ISIS network and arrested its six members in Fallujah and Ramadi in al-Anbar. “A terrorist …

On Saturday, military intelligence detachments arrested an ISIS family in western Nineveh while crossing the borders with Syria. The Directorate of Military Intelligence in the Ministry of Defense said that a joint force of military intelligence and ground forces ambushed family members and arrested them while crossing the Iraqi-Syrian borders. …

The Military Intelligence Directorate of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense reported that an ISIS prominent member was arrested in Al-Qaim if Al-Anbar. The Directorate said in a statement today that the Military Intelligence Division detachments, in cooperation with ground forces from the 28th Infantry Brigade, had arrested a terrorist in …

An ISIS terrorist was killed, and scores were injured in an ambush executed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) in Hawd al-Kaara, west of al-Anbar, according to the commander of the PMF Operations in the western governorate, Qassem Musleh. In a press release issued earlier today, Tuesday, the commander said, …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced arresting two terrorists and seizing explosive devices in al-Anbar and Nineveh governorates. The cell said in a statement that a terrorist who previously attacked the security forces were arrested in Rutba in al-Anbar. The statement added the other terrorist was arrested in the Nimrud area, …

The Security Media Cell announced arresting three terrorists in al-Anbar Governorate. A statement of the cell said that the intelligence detachments arrested one of the terrorists in the Rutba district, while two others were caught in Fallujah trying to cross the borders towards Jordan. The statement noted that the terrorists …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced, on Saturday, that a “terrorist” was arrested and explosive devices were seized in Al-Anbar and Kirkuk Governorates. The Cell said in a statement that a joint force of Intelligence detachments and the ground forces had arrested a terrorist. In addition, The intelligence detachments of the …