The agency stated in a declaration published by ‘WAA’ that this occurred during the execution of ‘a series of major operations as part of ongoing national efforts to pursue the remnants of the terrorist ‘ISIS’ gangs.’ The agency reported the arrest of 5 terrorists in the province of Nineveh, 4 in the province of Kirkuk, one in the province of Salah al-Din, and another in the province of Sulaymaniyah.
Iraq had witnessed a series of heinous crimes targeting Iraqis, particularly the Yazidi community, following the entry of the terrorist organization ‘ISIS’ into the Sinjar district in the north of the country, in mid-2014.
