The Military Intelligence Directorate of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense says a top Daesh informant has been arrested in a suburb of Shirqat town in Saladin province.
According to the Iraqi directorate, the Daesh informant was detained when the Iraqi forces were chasing other remnants of the terrorist group.
The informant was responsible for monitoring the Iraqi security forces’ movements, according to the directorate.
Alarming reports that Iraqi gov will shortly close Jeddah 5 displacement camp - this is the final formal camp in federal Iraq, & houses 1000s displaced by ISIS war. Many have credible fears of death or harm from local community if they go home. Some now openly discussing suicide.
— Louisa Loveluck (@leloveluck) January 30, 2021
Another Daesh element arrested in Nineveh
The police department of Iraq’s Nineveh province says Iraqi security forces detained the terrorist in an area west of Mosul.
The Takfiri element used to work with Daesh when the city of Mosul was fully controlled by Daesh terrorists.
The rapid reaction force of the police department of Nineveh has also arrested another terrorist in Mosul al-Jadeed region.
End of PMU mission in Anbar
Fighters from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, have finished their security operation in Anbar province, the PMU announced Sunday in a statement.
Iraq's clampdown on suspected ISIS collaborators risks further dividing the communities of Mosul if due process is not respected. Unless authorities promote reconciliation, Mosul will struggle to move on. https://t.co/6Eo6Df97W0
— Al Bawaba News (@AlBawabaEnglish) February 1, 2021
It also said the PMU forces managed to secure four regions in the province, and accomplished all the objectives of their mission by destroying several Daesh hideouts and seizing their arms.
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