Iraq: 60 ISIS mercenaries killed in a month

The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, said in a statement “after the operation of Eager Lion started last month, which resulted in the destruction of 120 caves and dens, and the killing of 27 ISIS mercenaries, then some terrorists fled towards the Hamrin hills. The men of the Counter-Terrorism Service were able to monitor their escape movements and did not shoot them in order to uncover the alternative headquarters to which they would seek refuge, "according to the Alsumaria network.

He continued, "As soon as they settled inside these alternative dens, our heroes in the Counter-Terrorism Service sent the coordinates to the Iraqi Air Force ... which in turn launched an intense bombardment on the dens of ISIS remnants on March 25; consequently, destroying the alternative headquarters that they sought refuge in completely. "

According to the statement, the bombing resulted in the killing of 60 ISIS remnant terrorists of ISIS gangs, in an operation that "witnessed a new and professional qualitative tactic, in addition to high-level coordination between the heroes of the Counter-Terrorism Service and the air force men."

Iraqi efforts continue to combat the remnants of ISIS mercenaries, which the government declared defeating in 2017, but its remnants still launch suicide attacks occasionally.

J.O