Ten PMU Members Martyred by Daesh in Iraq
In a statement on Saturday, the PMU said it carried out an operation in Balad and Mukayshifa areas of the province against Daesh terrorists, al-Sumaria TV reported.
A number of the terrorists were killed and injured in the operation, it said, adding that PMU forces then surrounded the area to track remnants of the group.
According to the statement ten PMU fighters were martyred and some other were wounded in the clashes with Daesh terrorists.
The PMU was formed by popular volunteer forces in 2014 after the Daesh terror group launched a campaign of bloodshed and destruction against Iraq.
The group played a major role pushing back and ultimately defeating the terrorist forces which had taken control of a large swathes of the Arab country.
The Iraqi parliament voted to integrate the PMU into the Iraqi military in 2016, effectively placing the force under the command of the prime minister and granting the group a standing similar to that of other branches of Iraqi security forces.
The combined push, which was reinforced by Iraq’s allies, including Iran, ultimately led to Daesh’s expulsion in late 2017.
Daesh remnants, who conduct sporadic attacks against Iraqi security forces and civilians alike with increasing regularity, attempt to regroup and wage a new era of its reign of terror and destruction in the region.
