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Iraqi forces clear al-Tarmiya of ISIL sleeper cells

An operation launched last week by Iraqi forces to crack down on "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) sleeper cells and pockets in al-Tarmiya, north of Baghdad, has ended, the Baghdad Operations Command said Monday (April 17th).

The operation, launched in the town of al-Tarmiya in Salaheddine province, ran for eight days and resulted in the death of two suicide bombers and the dismantling of several bombs, Baghdad operations commander Lt. Gen. al-Jalil al-Rubaiey said in a statement.

"Iraqi forces blew up 32 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and destroyed seven ISIL boats and a number of the group’s headquarters," he said.

"Twenty-six anti-armour bombs, 148 mortars and 10 ISIL resting houses have been seized in the operation," he said, adding that security forces also seized 16 containers of C-4 explosive, eight Katyusha rockets, five communications devices and 11 detonators.

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