9 battalions of federal police deployed in Baghdad belts to expel ISIS

(IraqiNews.com) On Sunday, commander of the federal police forces Raed Shakir Jawdat announced, that 9 battalions of the federal police have been deployed in Baghdad belt areas to liberate them from ISIS control.

Jawdat informed IraqiNews, “By the commander in chief of the Armed Forces Haider Abadi’s order and under the interior minister Mohammed Salem Ghaban’s supervision, nine battalions of the federal police were deployed in Baghdad belt areas to free them from the ISIS militants’ control,” noting that, “These areas are Arab Jabbour, Madain and al-Tharwa.”

“The deployment of battalions was based on information received about the existence of sleeper cells.”