Iraq’s Ground Forces Commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Muhammad Al-Muhammadi, announced ongoing operations targeting terrorist remnants in remote areas, including the Hamrin Mountains and western deserts, the Iraqi News Agency reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al-Muhammadi confirmed the successful elimination of terrorist groups in Wadi Tharthar through coordinated ground operations and airstrikes, noting that terrorists have utilized challenging terrains like Wadi al-Shay and Al-Kara for hiding, but continuous tracking and air surveillance have significantly reduced their presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On border security, Al-Muhammadi said Iraqi forces, supported by the Popular Mobilization Forces, have fortified defenses along the Iraq-Syria border, extending from Al-Qaim to Al-Rutba, to curb cross-border threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iraq’s Ground Forces Commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Muhammad Al-Muhammadi, announced ongoing operations targeting terrorist remnants in remote areas, including the Hamrin Mountains and western deserts, the Iraqi News Agency reported on Saturday. Al-Muhammadi confirmed the successful elimination of terrorist groups in Wadi Tharthar through coordinated ground operations and airstrikes, noting that terrorists have utilized challenging …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":116516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,31],"tags":[10955,11604],"class_list":["post-116515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iraq","category-news","tag-iraqs-security-forces","tag-isis-remnants"],"yoast_head":"\n