A security source denies that one of the villages of Khanaqin was subjected to terrorist targeting

A security source denied the reports circulating about a terrorist attack in the vicinity of a village in the surrounding area of Khanaqin in Diyala Governorate last night. The source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that the news that was circulated on social media about a terrorist attack in the vicinity of the village of Qulai, northeast of Baqubah, is incorrect and we deny it completely.' He added that what actually happened was a combing operation by the Popular Mobilization Forces on some slopes with supporting weapons after monitoring suspicious movements. Noting that the Popular Mobilization Forces are deployed in several security sectors in Diyala and are carrying out specific operations to eliminate ISIS sleeper cells. Source: National Iraqi News Agency