Shafaq News/ Iraqi security forces conducted dozens of jointoperations against ISIS in the first quarter of 2025, killing 50 militants andarresting more than 40 others.
According to Shafaq News data, based on sources and officialstatements, the three-month period witnessed intensive operations spanning nineprovinces against the group’s active networks in desert and mountainous areas,particularly in the country’s north and west.
The Joint Operations Command confirmed at least 25coordinated raids. Kirkuk saw the highest number of operations, followed bySaladin, Al-Anbar, Diyala, Baghdad, Maysan, Nineveh, and the Kurdistan Regionprovince of Al-Sulaymaniyah.
The raids, some based on intelligence gathered incooperation with the Global Coalition, targeted ISIS safehouses, weaponsdepots, and field commanders.
Some of the group’s most senior figures were successfullyeliminated. On March 14, Iraqi intelligence forces, backed by Coalition airassets, killed Abdullah Makki Muslih al-Rafiei, also known as Abu Khadijah, whowas described by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani as “one of the mostdangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world.” According to Al-Sudani, the slainleader served as ISIS’s so-called “Deputy Caliph” and oversaw operations inboth Iraq and Syria.
Other prominent figures killed during the quarter includeMaher Hamad Salbi (Abu Obaida), the “Deputy Governor” of Kirkuk; Daham Mohammedal-Alawi (Abu Saeed al-Dandoushi), the “Governor” of Kirkuk; Shahadha AlawiSaleh (Abu Issa), commander of the Hamrin sector; Basim Rabei Al-Battoush, akey operative; Adnan Khalil Jadan (Haji Awad), a senior commander believedresponsible for attacks in western Iraq; and Layla Al-Hamdani (Umm Al-Qeera),wife and mother to ISIS members, responsible for inciting civil unrest.
In addition to the killings, security services arresteddozens of ISIS operatives, many holding mid- to high-level positions. On March26, the Military Intelligence Directorate announced the arrest of sevensuspected militants across Al-Anbar, Kirkuk, and Nineveh. According to theDirectorate, the suspects have been identified as individuals linked toprevious attacks on Iraqi forces.
The campaign was carried out jointly by Iraq’sCounter-Terrorism Service, federal intelligence units, the Kurdistan Region’sAsayish forces, and Coalition partners.
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