Iraq launches tandem operations to hunt down ISIS remnants in Diyala, Nineveh

Iraqi forces, with the support of US-led coalition aircraft, launched parallel military operations on Monday to eliminate ISIS remnants in different parts of the Diyala and Nineveh provinces.

Iraqi forces, with the support of US-led coalition aircraft, launched parallel military operations on Monday to eliminate ISIS remnants in different parts of the Diyala and Nineveh provinces.

It is the latest military campaign by Iraqi security forces, dubbed “Will of Victory” after its success in clearing areas north of Baghdad and to the west in two military operations carried out under the same name.

In Diyala, the operation will target areas located north of the Miqdadiya district, north of Jalawla and Khanaqin, most of which are disputed territories between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government of Iraq.

In Nineveh, the operation aims at clearing Atshana heights, Badush mountain range, Sheikh Ibrahim, and Khat al-Lain areas, according to a statement by Iraq’s Joint Operations Command.

It also noted that the participating forces are: the Iraqi Army, Diyala police, Shia Hashd al-Shaabi militia, and Sunni tribal militias with the aerial support of Iraqi and US-led coalition aircraft.

The statement did not mention the participation of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces nor mentioned any military coordination with them in the campaign.