17 Islamic State militants killed in Diyala military operation: commander
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) ‐ Up to 17 members of Islamic State
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Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
were killed in a military operation that was launched Sunday to eliminate terrorist hotbeds in Diyala province, an army commander was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Alghad Press on Monday, Commander of Diyala Operations Mazhar al-Azzawi said, "the military operation, which was launched yesterday in the northern and northeastern parts of Diyala, was typical and caused many casualties among Islamic State fighters."
"The operation, backed by army jets, left 17 Islamic State fighters dead and 10 of their hideouts destroyed," Azzawi said, adding that the Iraqi army is determined to continue purging the whole province from IS dormant cells.
Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the turban group still poses threat against stability in the country. The group still has dormant cells, through which it carries out attacks across Iraq like it used to do before 2014.
In January 2015, Iraqi forces announced liberation of Diyala province from Islamic State bully boy snuffies who proclaimed an "Islamic Caliphate" in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
The province has seen months of fighting between Iraqi troops and IS snuffies especially in the Jalawla and Saadiyah areas in the province’s north and areas near the town of Muqdadiyah.
Four Islamic State militants killed while trying to infiltrate into Diyala
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) – Four Islamic State (IS) members were killed Monday while trying to infiltrate into Diyala province, a security source was quoted as saying.
"The 110th brigade of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) has ambushed four IS members while driving their armored vehicle into the Gent valley in northeastern Diyala," Watan News quoted the source as saying.
According to the source, the terrorists were planning to carry out terrorist attacks against civilians in Diyala.