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Six Daesh terrorists were killed Monday in an airstrike carried out by Iraqi warplanes in the eastern Diyala province, according to a local police source.
Police Captain Habib al-Shimmar told Anadolu Agency that the strikes were “based on intelligence information regarding the location of several Daesh militants -- including a group leader -- near Diyala’s northern city of Khanaqin”.
According to al-Shimmar, Monday’s airstrike “completely destroyed” its target.
Recent months have seen frequent attacks by Daesh terrorists on security personnel stationed in Iraq’s northern and eastern provinces.
Last year, Iraqi officials declared that Daesh's military presence in the country had been all but destroyed following a three-year conflict with the army.
Nevertheless, the group appears to have maintained a limited presence in certain parts of the country, against which Iraqi security forces continue to carry out frequent operations.
Turkish police arrested a suspected Daesh terrorist who allegedly communicated orders coming from Syria to group members in Turkey, security sources said Monday.Identified as Eyup. B (47), the suspect was rounded up in a brief police hunt after he was spotted outside a private hospital in the southern province of Adana, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.The suspect -- reportedly the group's most senior operative in Adana province -- has threatened Daesh informants and their families, according to the same sources.The suspect was put behind bars pending trial.More than 300 people have lost their lives in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in a suicide bomb, rocket and gun attacks.Turkish security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to thwart Daesh attacks.Video: Turkey: Daesh terrorist nabbed after police huntNine Daesh terrorists killed in Iraqi opsTurkish police discover link between PKK, Daesh terror groupsTruckloads of US weapons continue to arm PKK terrorists in Syria
Daesh terrorist nabbed after police hunt in Turkey
Turkish police arrested a suspected Daesh terrorist who allegedly communicated orders coming from Syria to group members in Turkey, security sources said Monday.Identified as Eyup. B (47), the suspect was rounded up in a brief police hunt after he was spotted outside a private hospital in the southern province of Adana, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.The suspect -- reportedly the group's most senior operative in Adana province -- has threatened Daesh informants and their families, according to the same sources.The suspect was put behind bars pending trial.More than 300 people have lost their lives in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in a suicide bomb, rocket and gun attacks.Turkish security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to thwart Daesh attacks.Video: Turkey: Daesh terrorist nabbed after police huntNine Daesh terrorists killed in Iraqi opsTurkish police discover link between PKK, Daesh terror groupsTruckloads of US weapons continue to arm PKK terrorists in Syria Daesh terrorist nabbed after police hunt in Turkey