BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 14 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi forces killed three Daesh militants in an operation in the western province of Anbar, a security official said.
A joint force from the Iraqi army and paramilitary tribal fighters, conducted a search operation in the hills of al-Tueiba, in the north of the provincial capital, Ramadi, located some 110 km west of Baghdad, said Mahmoud al-Falahi, commander of Anbar Operations Command.
During the operation, the troops clashed with the three extremist militants and killed them all, al-Falahi said, adding, the troops also seized the militants’ weapons and their motorcycle.
Daesh militants are still active in the vast Anbar desert, which stretches to the borders with neighbouring countries of Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as many civilians have been kidnapped or killed by the extremist group recently.– NNN-NINA
