Iraq PM announces new anti-Daesh operation in visit to Tarmiyah

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has announced a new security operation against Daesh remnants during a visit to the town of Tarmiyah, which recently witnessed a deadly attack by the Takfiri terrorist group against Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha’abi resistance fighters.

According to reports, speaking at Tarmiyah’s military operations command on Monday, Kadhimi, who was dressed in military regalia, stressed that the fight against terror is a “collective responsibility” and requires cooperation between security forces and citizens.

“From here, I announce the launch of a security campaign in cooperation with the families of Tarmiyah … to eliminate Daesh sleeper cells,” he said.

“We will not allow anyone to target the security services, and combating terrorism is the responsibility of everyone, whether the state or citizens,” he added. “We have the army, the security services, and Hashd al-Sha’abi. We have instructed all the security services to cooperate and protect the citizens.”

Kadhimi said Tarmiyah has “rightful demands for services and projects, but terrorism wants to target livelihoods” there.

On Friday, four members of al-Nujaba resistance movement, a subdivision of PMU, were martyred in a Daesh attack against the headquarters of the 12th Hashd al-Sha’abi Brigade in Tarmiyah.

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