Baquba: A joint security force has launched an operation to pursue remnants of ISIS in Hawi al-Adhim, north of Baquba, the capital of Diyala Governorate.
According to National Iraqi News Agency, a joint security force has begun a search operation in the Hawi al-Adhim area as part of a comprehensive strategy based on specific intelligence objectives to sweep the slopes, hills, and areas surrounding the liberated villages.
The source added that the operation aims to re-secure the main roads used by farmers traveling from the villages to their farms.