Iraqi Forces Kill 30 ISIL “Militants” in Ramadi Operations
TEHRAN – The Iraqi army inflicted heavy losses and casualties on Al-Qaeda “militants” in Al-Anbar province in Western Iraq on Wednesday.
More than 30 “militants” of the” Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” were killed in the Eastern section of Al-Ramadi city in Al-Anbar province during the Iraqi army’s attacks on ISIL positions.
In similar operations on Tuesday, the army also bombarded the ISIL positions in the same city, killing at least 25 terrorists.
Thousands of Al-Ramadi residents have been forced to flee Al-Anbar province as a result of recent terrorist acts.
Security sources in Baghdad said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia has hired and the ISIL to fight a proxy war against Iraq’s government.
“Ahmed al-Alwani (an Iraqi MP held on terrorism charges after clashes killed at least six people during arrest raid on his home) and Ali al-Sulaiman (the chief of the Dulaim tribes in al-Anbar province) who are under prosecution have paved the political ground for terrorism and the ISIL has entered a proxy war to fight for Saudi Arabia,” Head of the Security Committee of Baghdad province’s Council Sa’d al-Matlabi was quoted as saying by the Palestinian al-Manar weekly.
He said that al-Alwani who was arrested by the security forces and al-Sulaiman who has called for “Jihad” against the Iraqi army have created a ground for the spread of terrorism.
Late December, the Iraqi police forces in the Central province of Babel increased security measures to prevent the infiltration of ISIL from neighboring al-Anbar province.
“Intensive security measures have been adopted in the Northern parts of Babel province to this end and these measures have even been strengthened with the assistance and presence of the army and police task force units,” Babel Police Commander Abbas Abd Zeid Shamran told FNA at the time.
He said that the intensive security measures have been adopted after Babel police department received tips about infiltration of ISIL terrorists from Anbar province to Babel.
Shamran explained that the ISIL members join other terrorist groups in Iraq which are not so much active now, but their possible future plans and actions have worried Iraq’s officials.
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