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Iraqi and Kurdish counter-terrorism units have arrested 11 suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members in a series of coordinated operations across multiple provinces, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS) announced Tuesday.
The raids, carried out over recent days on the basis of “precise intelligence,” targeted ISIS remnants in both federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. According to the ICTS, five suspects were detained in Nineveh province and four more in various areas of Kirkuk.
In the Kurdistan Region’s Sulaymaniyah province, local Asayish forces—working in tandem with the ICTS—apprehended one suspect, while another was captured in Salahaddin province in central Iraq. Security teams there also destroyed three tunnels, seized ammunition, and cleared 13 ISIS hideouts, dismantling landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the process.
“These missions form part of the continuous national effort to hunt down the remnants of ISIS,” the ICTS said, stressing that all arrests were made under warrants issued by the Iraqi judiciary.
Although ISIS lost its territorial hold in Iraq in 2017, the group continues to mount sporadic attacks, particularly in disputed territories where security gaps persist. In recent months, Baghdad and Sulaymaniyah have increased joint operations in these areas in an attempt to curb militant activity and tighten coordination between security forces.
Iraqi & Kurdish forces arrest 11 ISIS suspects in joint raids across Nineveh, Kirkuk, Sulaymaniyah & Salahaddin — destroying tunnels, hideouts & explosives in ongoing effort to crush militant remnants. #Iraq #Kurdistan #ISIS
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