According to a statement by the Region’s General Security Agency, the General Directorate of Security Operations, in coordination with the Halabja Provincial Security Directorate, dismantled an ISIS terrorist group and arrested 22 suspects during a series of precise intelligence operations that lasted 96 hours.
According to investigations, the group, known as the "5th Battalion affiliated with the Kurdistan Province," had planned to reorganize itself and take allegiance from its members, plant bombs and carry out explosions in Halabja Province, monitor and fire on security forces during exercises and training, establish an emirate in the Hewraman or Sharazur areas, link ISIS sleeper cells in Kurdistan and Iraq with terrorists abroad, and collect money to purchase weapons.
According to the General Security Agency in Sulaymaniyah, a large quantity of weapons and military equipment was seized during the operation, including: 1 RPG, 3 rounds and 5 charges, 1 mortar round, 6 hand grenades, 6 Kalashnikov rifles, 13 magazines and 300 rounds, 2 pistols and 100 rounds, along with a surveillance camera, military binoculars and special clothing.
The suspects were detained under Article 2 of the Terrorism Law, and investigations with them are ongoing.
