Iraqi security forces have ramped up their operations against terrorist groups, conducting simultaneous ground and air missions in the northern Iraqi provinces of Nineveh and Kirkuk.
These security operations involved the seizure of substantial quantities of weapons and ammunition, as well as precision intelligence-led airstrikes against terrorist hideouts, according to the state-run news agency (INA).
The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) has seized an armaments stockpile comprising a considerable quantity of missiles in the Hamdaniya area in Nineveh.
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Source: Iraqi News
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