Army forces cleanse 15 booby-trapped houses west of Ramadi
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) The commander of Anbar Operations Command, Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahalawi, announced on Monday the cleansing of 15 booby-trapped houses as well as the seizure of a cache of gear west and northwest of Ramadi.
Mahalawi said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “A force from the engineering force belonging to the army’s 16th Division had managed to seize a cache of gear belonging to the ISIS in the area of the modern village northwest of Ramadi,” noting that, “The cache contained 70 mortar shells and two explosive belts.”
He also added, “A force from the same division was able to cleanse three streets and 15 booby-trapped houses in the area of al-Aramel in the city of Heet west of Ramadi.”