Iraq launches military operation to hunt down ISIS remnants

The Iraqi Joint Operations Command launched the second phase of Operation Solid Will in the west of the country.

The operation is taking place with the participation of the leaders of the Anbar, Al-Jazeera and Karbala operations, forces from the Border Guard Command, and the axes of the Popular Mobilization in western Anbar and the middle Euphrates.

It is aimed at specific targets in several areas by airborne forces by helicopter, including ambushes deep in the desert. The operation comes with air support from the army’s aviation and the air force, according to intelligence agencies.