Baghdad, Mar 27 (UNI) Iraqi forces have arrested seven wanted extremist Islamic State (IS) militants in separate counter-terrorism operations across Anbar, Kirkuk, and Nineveh provinces, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Acted on intelligence information, Iraqi military intelligence units carried out tight ambushes and raids on terrorist hideouts in collaboration with ground forces, leading to the capture of the suspects, said the statement.
The detained individuals were involved in multiple terrorist attacks against Iraqi security forces in the past and were handed over to relevant authorities, it said.
While Iraq declared victory over the IS in 2017, remnants of the terrorist group continue to carry out attacks against security forces and civilians in urban areas, deserts and remote regions.
