BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (NNN-NINA) – The paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces, on Friday, seized a drone belonging to the Daesh and destroyed hideouts of the extremist militants in the eastern province of Diyala, a local official said.
Acting on intelligence tip-off, a force from the Hashd Shaabi’s 24th brigade carried out a search operation to reach an island in Himreen Lake, in northeast of Diyala’s provincial capital Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, Ali al-Tamimi, head of the security committee of al-Muqdadiya town hall, said.
The Hashd Shaabi fighters found a drone belonging to the Daesh and took it to a security site for inspection, al-Tamimi said, adding that, the Daesh militants used drones in battles against Iraq’s security forces.
During the operation, the Hashd Shaabi forces found and destroyed three hideouts used for storing arms and supplies, by the extremist militants, al-Tamimi said.
Al-Tamimi explained that the attacked island was used by the militants as a launching pad, as the militants used to bring weapons and equipment from the nearby Himreen mountain range, to store them in the lake, in order to launch attacks on Sadiya and nearby villages and towns.– NNN-NINA