Initiating a joint operation by forces from the Popular Mobilization Forces and the army to secure areas north of Nineveh

Forces from the Popular Mobilization Forces, in conjunction with forces from the army, began today, Saturday, a wide security operation to secure areas and villages north of Nineveh, passing through the Badush Mountains. According to a statement by the Popular Mobilization Forces, the 59th Brigade, the Special Tasks Regiment of the Nineveh Operations Command, the Intelligence and Information Assistant, the Explosives Engineers and the Medics in the Popular Mobilization Forces, and parts of the Iraqi army, participated in the operation to track down terrorist cells and raid and search villages located on the Tigris River and adjacent to the Badush Mountains. The statement added: 'The operation aims to dry up the sources of terrorism and pursue ISIS terrorist gangs to strike their cells, destroy their hideouts, and impose security and stability throughout Nineveh Governorate. Source: National Iraqi News Agency