Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced on Sunday the launch of a major operation to crack down on ISIS in the al-Anbar desert west of Baghdad.
In a statement, the Joint Operations command media center said the operation will include units from the al-Jazira, Anbar and Karbala provinces.
Forces from the Defense and Interior Ministries, Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and anti-terrorism agency will take part in the mission.
The statement added that the operation was being carried out based on intelligence information about terrorism activity in the desert region.
The security units have prepared their plans, which are aimed at defeating the remnants of the ISIS terrorist group and destroying their hideouts, it stressed.
PMF operations commander in the Anbar province Qassem Mosleh said the operation is the largest to be carried out by Iraqi forces in the western desert.
It aims to defeat terrorist plots in Anbar, bolster security and stability and pursue terrorist ISIS remnants, he continued in a statement.
He confirmed intelligence reports that spoke of ISIS activity aimed at undermining security in Anbar.
