Saturday, 9 January, 2021 - 07:45
A member of the Iraqi federal police forces stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad s Karada district on May 20, 2019. (AFP) Baghdad - Asharq Al-Awsat
The Iraqi military said Friday that more forces will be deployed in a number of western provinces that were under ISIS control from 2014 to 2017.
A government official in Saladin governorate said a huge number of forces were sent to major ISIS strongholds in the area, including police and army personnel.
Also, Iraq s al-Zawiya mayor Mohammed Zaidan said that emergency teams were deployed all around the province in preparation for possible terrorist attacks.
He also said a number of ISIS militants who are present in the area are no longer capable of leaving their positions or launching attacks.