Iraqi forces killed and wounded dozens of "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) elements, and thwarted several bombings around Baghdad over the past few days, the Baghdad operations command said Tuesday (June 7th).
"Joint Iraqi forces have over the past five days killed 20 terrorists and wounded 40 others, destroying a number of their hideouts and dismantling 35 improvised explosive devices (IEDs)," the command said in a statement.
Iraqi forces have also dismantled a number of houses rigged with explosives and seized large quantities of weapons and explosives, the statement said.
The operations took place in Abu Ghraib, al-Tarmiya and al-Mahmoudiya as part of plans to crack down on terror cells, the statement added.
