Iraq’s security forces destroy Daesh vehicles

Iraq’s security forces destroy Daesh vehicles
Security forces seized Daesh weapons and traps during the operation. (File/AFP)
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Updated 26 May 2020

Iraq’s security forces destroy Daesh vehicles

Iraq’s security forces destroy Daesh vehicles
  • The operation was launched military surveillance activities in the area
  • One of the vehicles shot at the surveillance planes, causing minor damages

DUBAI: Iraq’s security forces said they destroyed three Daesh vehicles in the Ar-Rutbah desert, state news agency INA reported.
The Security Forces Media also seized weapons, booby traps and destroyed a number of their encampments.
The operation was launched after two Iraqi forces planes discovered three armed vehicles during a surveillance operation.
One of the vehicles shot at the airplanes causing minor damage, the report added.
Last week, Iraq said they had Daesh leader, Abdul Nasser Qardash, who is considered a successor to the terror group’s former chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
served as the head of one of the terror group’s commissions, INA said, and served under Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, who led the group that preceded Daesh.