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Iraqi airstrike targets ISIS hideout in Hamrin mountains
23-06-2024[Rudaw] An Iraqi  ...KABOOM!... has targeted a hideout of the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) in the Hamrin mountain range that crosses Kirkuk and Salahaddin governorates, with three members of the group inside amid a recent escalation in the Iraqi forces’ anti-ISIS operations. Iraqi state media (INA) cited a statement by the Security Media Cell that the Targeting Cell of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, in cooperation with the Iraqi intelligence, on Sunday "managed to target an important hideout of the failed ISIS detachments in the Hamrin Mountains within the Diyala Operations Command sector, containing three terrorist members inside." "Through the heroic actions of our brave hawks, a devastating airstrike was carried out by F-16 aircraft on this hideout, turning it into rubble over the heads of the terrorists," read the statement. "A number of hideouts and caves, along with the weapons, ammunition, and logistical materials they contained, were destroyed," it added. There were no immediate reports of casualties during the strikes in rugged Hamrin. The Iraqi forces recently have increased their attacks on the group. On Saturday, at least seven members of the group were killed in two separate airstrikes in eastern Salahaddin province, and on Friday, three ISIS members were also killed in an operation in Kirkuk. Despite its territorial defeat, ISIS has continued to pose a serious security threat to the country through hit-and-run attacks, bombings and abductions in several provinces, particularly in areas disputed between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which stretch across several provinces including Nineveh, Diyala, Salahaddin and Kirkuk. Iraq’s air force regularly pursues and targets ISIS hideouts across the country, particularly in the disputed areas. Iraqi airstrikes kill 7 ISIS members in Salahaddin: Security media cell 22-06-2024 [Rudaw] Two Iraqi airstrikes targeted hideouts of the Islamic State (ISIS) in eastern Salahaddin, killing at least seven members of the group including “a dangerous leader,” reported Iraqi security media cell on Saturday. The operation, devised by the Joint Operations Command and carried out by Iraq’s national intelligence service in conjunction with the counter-terrorism service, struck “the most important” ISIS detachment in Tuz Khurmatu’s Palkana mountains, according to the statement. “Two air strikes were carried out by F-16 aircrafts, which destroyed this tunnel as well as the rest of the hideouts leading to the killing of all members of the terrorist detachment,” said the media cell, noting that the detachment consisted of seven members according to preliminary information. Iraqi warplanes strike suspected ISIS hideouts in Kirkuk 20-06-2024 [Rudaw] A number of alleged Islamic State (ISIS) hideouts in Kirkuk province were destroyed on Thursday in twin airstrikes carried out by the Iraqi air force, the country’s Security Media Cell reported. Iraqi F-16 jets carried out “two airstrikes at 6:30 [am] on a detachment of three terrorists in Wadi al-Shay within the Kirkuk Operations Command sector,” the cell said in a statement. “The strikes targeted hideouts, caves, and tunnels of these detachments in the area,” it added. Related: Hamrin: 2023-09-25 2,000 displaced families remain in KRI camps despite integration plans Hamrin: 2023-09-19 Good Morning Hamrin: 2023-09-19 Iraqi Air Force launches precision strikes on ISIS targets in Hamrin Mountains Posted by: trailing wife 2024-06-30 |
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