The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) uncovered loads of weapons, including guided missiles, during a recent combing operation in western Iraq.
“A joint force of the First Euphrates Regiment and the Second Rapid Response Regiment of the PMU’s Command in Anbar province, in coordination and cooperation with the National Intelligence Service, launched a campaign to track the movements of ISIS and its cells in the western Anbar desert,” an official statement on the operation released on July 25 reads.
Among the weapons uncovered by the PMU in the Anbar desert there were:
- Five Fagot anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) along with a launcher;
- A Konkurs ATGM;
- Two ZU-23 23 mm autocannons along with dozens of rounds;
- An SPG-9 73 mm recoilless gun.
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Last month, the Iraqi intelligence uncovered at least two Strela-2 man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) during a similar combing operation in western Iraq.
These intense operations by Iraqi government forces have dealt a major blow to the remaining ISIS cells in the western region. The last few months witnessed a decrease in the activities of these cells.
