Islamic State’s mass grave, rest houses and training camps found in Salahuddin
An ISIS mass grave in Iraq. File Photo .
The media service of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) quoted Karim al-Khaqany, commander of the second brigade, as saying “PMFs as well as the army’s fifth division managed to control village and crossing of al-Mayta in north of Samarra, during the second day of operations to purge Mutaibija.”
“Troops also ran into a recent grave by IS as well as rest houses, training camps, booby-trapping workshops and amount of explosives in the village,” he added.
Earlier on the day, the War Media Cell said in a statement that 25 villages were combed, 15 bombs were detonated and three tunnels of IS were destroyed during operations that launched on Saturday.
Dijla Operations Command said joint troops of Dijla and Samarra operations as well as the PMFs and tribes, backed by army jets, launched a military operation to purge Mutaibija region, on borders between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces.
The operation, according to the statement, will include several regions in the vicinity of Mutaibija, including al-Mayta, al-Bu Janaan, Hawi al-Udhaim and Um Talil. The operation targets security and combing the borders between the two provinces.
On Friday, army jets destroyed two IS rest houses in al-Mayta region, located on borders between Diyala and Salahuddin, leaving 10 Islamic State members killed.