Iraqi forces launch new campaign in Kirkuk![]() June 6, 2018 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha’abi) kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday, June 6 morning that targeted the last remnants of the Islamic State (IS) terror organization in the Kirkuk countryside, Al-Masdar News reports. According to the the PMU’s announcement, their units pursuing the last remaining Islamic State elements in this part of the country. Since losing almost all of their territory in Iraq, the Islamic State has relied on sleeper cells and the vast desert region in the western part of the country to carry out attacks against the military and people. Similar to their recent operations in Diyala and Nineveh, the Iraqi Armed Forces are attempting to track and neutralize the sleeper cells before they are able to spread terror. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |