Iraqi army announces fresh anti-Daesh ops in Diyala

Iraqi forces on Friday began fresh military operations aimed at finding and neutralizing Daesh terrorist cells in the eastern Diyala province, according to a local police source.
“Army forces backed by Hashd al-Shaabi fighters have launched a major security operation against Daesh remnants in Diyala’s Azim sub-district 60 kilometers north of Baqubah,” Police Captain
Habib al-Shimar told Anadolu Agency.
“Security forces have found and arrested a number of wanted individuals and confiscated unlicensed weapons,” al-Shimar said.
Last December, Iraqi officials announced that Daesh’s military presence in the country had been all but dismantled.