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Four IS members, including leader, killed, fifth arrested in northern Diyala

 Four IS members, including leader, killed, fifth arrested in northern Diyala

Iraqi police forces in Diyala

Iraqi police forces in Diyala
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) Four Islamic State militants, including prominent leader, were killed, while another member was arrested north of Diyala province, according to the Dijla Operations Command.

“Joint troops killed on Sunday four IS members,including a senior leader as clashes occurred in al-Bou Bakr village, at the outskirts of al-Azeem town, north of Diyala,” Maj.Gen. Mazhar al-Azzawi, commander of Dijla Operations, told Alghad Press.

The command, according to Azzawi, “will continue its operations in Diyala, especially the border regions, to eradicate the group’s cells there.”

Moreover, Azzawi announced arresting a dangerous IS member in al-Nada basin, east of Diyala.

“Security troops transferred the arrested member to detention centers to take legal measures,” Azzawi said.

Attacks launched by IS militants against security troops, the pro-government forces and civilians surged over the past few weeks in northeast of Diyala, which urge the Iraqi forces to prevent the militants infiltration between Salahuddin and Kirkuk provinces, especially the regions stretching along Hamreen mountains and Al-Azeem town. Several regions were freed in wide-scale military operations launched by army troops, backed by the U.S.-led coalition.

According to observers, the group is believed to constitute a security threat even after the group’s defeat at its main havens across Iraqi provinces.

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