SMC releases information concerning the airstrike on Daesh hideouts in Diyala

INA-  Baghdad


The specifics of the airstrike against the ISIS gang dens in Diyala were revealed by the Security Media Cell SMC on Sunday.

"The severe strikes are continuing through the intensive work of the armed forces to destroy the terrorists' hideouts," the Cell stated in a statement obtained by the Iraqi News Agency (INA). "With a distinct operation planned by the Joint Operations Command and based on confirmed information from the National Intelligence Service, F_16 jets destroyed important hideouts in Al-Ghbah village, Diyala province."

The statement read, "After the operation this morning, a security force arrived to inspect the targeted area. They discovered four ISIS terrorist gang members' bodies, destroyed weapons and equipment. Preliminary reports indicate that Majid Maiouf, a known criminal from the Waqf sector, is among the dead."

"The combined efforts of the security and intelligence services had a significant influence on eliminating Daesh gangs who would not be safe in Iraq, the land that gave birth to heroes who know only victory," the statement made clear.