Five IS militants killed while sneaking into western Anbar
The Islamic State militants. File photo.
“Security troops managed to kill five militants in Houran region,” Maj.Gen. Qassim al-Mohammadi told Baghdad Today website on Sunday.”The militants were trying to sneak into al-Baghdadi town in western Anbar.”
On Saturday, three militants were reportedly killed as shelling targeted an IS headquarter in al-Shishan district in Annah town. On Friday, Seven militants were killed as an air raid targeted their havens while escaping from Qaim town, western Anbar, towards the Syrian borders.
Fighter jets from the Iraqi army and the international coalition regularly pound IS locations in the province.
Anbar’s western towns of Anah, Qaim and Rawa are still held by the extremist group since 2014, when it occupied one third of Iraq to proclaim a self-styled Islamic Caliphate. Iraqi troops were able to return life back to normal in the biggest cities of Anbar including Fallujah, Ramadi and others after recapturing them.
In late July, a military source was quoted saying that Lt.Gen Abdul-Amir Yarallah, commander of the Nineveh Operations, ordered to besiege IS havens in western Anbar preparing to invade them.
Iraqi fighter jets reportedly dropped millions of leaflets to inform locals residents that liberation offensives for the province were nearing.