The Counter-Terrorism Service in the Kurdistan Region carried out a joint operation in the Garmian area, destroying terrorist hideouts, the service’s General Directorate said on Thursday.
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Earlier, Iraqi forces launched a coordinated security operation in eastern Iraq’s Diyala province, targeting suspected ISIS hideouts in riverine and forested areas south of the province.
Although ISIS lost territorial control in Iraq in 2017, it continues to operate as an insurgent network in rural and desert areas, particularly in Diyala, Kirkuk, Saladin, and Al-Anbar. In January, the Counter Terrorism Service carried out a large raid in the Hamrin mountain range in Saladin, detaining a senior figure linked to the group’s so-called “Bayt al-Mal” (treasury).
The Joint Operations Command reports that counterterrorism raids and airstrikes during 2025 have killed more than 90 ISIS militants, including senior operatives.