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SULAIMANI — The Peshmerga Ministry on
Saturday (January 22) called for a review of security procedures in light of a
renewed threat from Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells, after an attack
from the militant group that killed 11 members of Iraqi forces in Diyala.
"The reappearance of armed groups and
the revival of sleeper cells is a notable threat,” the ministry said in a statement
on Saturday, adding the cooperation between the Iraqi army and Peshmerga in
areas with security gaps was a vital necessity.
The ministry also spoke out against Friday’s
attack on Iraqi forces, saying, "We strongly condemn the ISIS attack on the
Iraqi army that led to the martyrdom of a group of Iraqi soldiers in al-Azim
sub-district, Diyala.”
The Peshmerga ministry asked for an
increase in efforts to gather intelligence to "chase down and destroy all ISIS
sleeper cells.”
Friday's attack in Diyala’s district
of al-Khalis was one of the deadliest attacks on Iraqi forces in months. ISIS
militants took advantage of foggy weather earlier on Friday to attack a
barracks in al-Azim sub-district.
Federal Iraqi forces in cooperation
with Peshmerga and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) declared victory over
ISIS in 2017. Since then, the militant group has resorted to guerilla
hit-and-run tactics but remains a potent threat in some parts of the country.
(NRT Digital Media)