Iraqi security forces arrested 26 Islamic State terrorists in Nineveh

Iraqi security forces identified and arrested 26 ISIL terrorist elements in different parts of Nineveh province, Aynal Iraq News reported.

The terrorists have been involved in a number of terrorist operations against Iraqi forces, the report added.

The ISIL terrorist group still has a number of cells in the northern, eastern and southern regions of Iraq and has intensified its attacks on Iraqi civilians and security forces in the past two months which has been unprecedented since 2017.

In recent months, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces, the Iraqi Army, and other security forces have carried out a series of military operations against terrorists during this period.

They have managed to destroy ISIL bases in some areas and arrest some terrorist members during the operations.

Source: Mehr News