Diyala's plan to secure its borders with Saladin is nearly complete -sourcehttps://t.co/OlzTPteJn3
— SHAFAQ News (@Shafaqnews) March 27, 2022
Diyala has ramped up security along its 300 kilometers frontier with Saladin to curb the movement 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....
sleeper cells, a security source revealed on Sunday.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that the Diyala Operations Command has implemented 90% of its plans to secure the border villages of al-Udhaim district; a frequent target for the remnants of bully boy groups sheltering at the outskirts of Saladin.
"The plan provides more robust protection for a 30-kilometer-long frontier and 25 villages," the source said, "watchtowers, barbed wires, and trenches were installed... Four to fifteen troops were deployed in each patrol to cut the supply routes of the terrorist groups and curb their attacks."
"ISIS gunnies continued to use Saladin borders as shelters," the source continued, "Saladin and Samarra Operations Commands did not offer any solutions to fortify or clear the loose areas."
On January 22, Gunmen from the ISIS bully boy group attacked an army barrack in a mountainous area al-Udhaim, killing 11 soldiers as they slept.
Members of the group still conduct operations, often targeting security forces, power stations and other infrastructure.