Iraq: Security forces seize ISIS arms depot in Anbar

Iraqi security forces seized on Tuesday an arms depot of ISIS terrorist group in al-Qa’im district in the western province of Anbar.

“A huge cache of home-made explosives charge and mortar shells were found inside the depot,” Almaalomah news website quoted the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate as saying in a press statement.

“All the explosive charges were detonated at the scene by specialized troops,” the statement read, adding that the ammunition was left by IS militants after their defeat at the hands of the Iraqi army in 2017.