MoD: Two areas between Diyala and Salahuddin liberated

 

(IraqiNews.com) The Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that two areas between the provinces of Diyala and Salahuddin have been liberated from the ISIS group control, pointing out that this operation is a starting point for the complete liberation of Salahuddin.

The ministry said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The 5th Infantry Division backed by volunteer fighters and Army Aviation managed to purge the regions of Albu Bakr and Albu Awad between the provinces of Diyala and Salahuddin, from the ISIS militants control.”

The statement added that this operation is a starting point for purging all Salahuddin areas.

Noteworthy, the security forces have begun to mass in preparation for the start of a major military operation to liberate Salahuddin province.