14 ISIS elements killed including ISIS Armor Officer north of Fallujah
Iraqi forces. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Tuesday, a source in Anbar Operations Command announced, that 14 elements of the ISIS organization were killed including the so-called Armor Officer in the ISIS organization during a military operation north of Fallujah (62 km west of Baghdad).
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “Today, the security forces have carried out a military operation on ISIS gatherings in al-Azrakiya area (16 km north of Fallujah), killing 14 elements of the organization including Abu Obeida al-Mohajir who was also known as the Armor Officer in the organization.”
The source added, “The security forces managed to destroy three armored vehicles were used by ISIS to conduct terrorist attacks on the army and police forces in Fallujah,” indicating that, “The ISIS organization is trying to hide the tanks and armor used in attacks against security forces from the air strikes carried out by the international coalition aviation.”