Joint forces kill 5 ISIS militants, dismantle 20 explosives west of Anbar
Elements of the paramilitary al-Hashed al-Sha’bi force. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) The leader within al-Hashed al-Sha’bi, Wathiq Fartusi, announced on Saturday the killing of four members of the ISIS organization, including a suicide bomber, while pointed out to the dismantlement of 20 explosive devices west of Anbar province.
Fartusi informed IraqiNews.com, “The joint forces launched a major security operation in al-Baghdadi District and managed to kill three members of ISIS and dismantle 20 improvised explosive device.”
He also added, “The operation also resulted in the destruction of 10 tanks that were filled with C4 materials, in addition to killing a suicide bomber and the destruction of their vehicle.”