The anti-terrorist actions continue throughout the country, said Commander Nasser al-Ghannam, who was in charge of the raid in the referred region.

The Iraqi military seized a large number of vehicles, weapons and ammunition belonging to the radical gang.

In December 2017, the Baghdad Government proclaimed a strategic victory over the extremists, but they remained operations with sleeper cells.

These elements frequently carry out bomb attacks or raids on unprotected localities.

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