Peshmerga carry out another operation against ISIS near Garmiyan

The operation cleared the security gap between Peshmerga and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in the Garmiyan, Bawpalawi, and Qaramin area.

The 1st Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of Ministry of Peshmerga launched a clearance operation in Garmiyan region on Mar. 6, 2022 (Photo: Ministry of Peshmerga/Twitter)
The 1st Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of Ministry of Peshmerga launched a clearance operation in Garmiyan region on Mar. 6, 2022 (Photo: Ministry of Peshmerga/Twitter)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The 1st Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of Ministry of Peshmerga launched another six-kilometer clearance operation in the Garmiyan region, the ministry announced on Sunday.

The operation cleared the security gap between Peshmerga and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in the Garmiyan, Bawpalawi, and Qaramin area.

As a result, the western areas of Bawpalawi and north of Qaramin were cleared, the Ministry of Peshmerga tweeted.

Also, on Saturday, ISF and Peshmerga forces carried out an operation against ISIS in the vicinity of Garmiyan.

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Almost five years after it was declared territorially defeated in Iraq, ISIS still launches hit-and-run attacks against military forces and civilians, mainly in the disputed territories between Erbil and Baghdad. 

Following the Kurdistan Region's 2017 independence referendum, Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed militias of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) pushed the Peshmerga out of the disputed territories.

Since then, ISIS has exploited the large security vacuum between ISF and Peshmerga front-line positions. 

The Iraqi and Kurdistan Region forces recently increased their coordination to combat these ISIS remnants and plug security gaps between them, a strategy supported by the US-led coalition. 

In early February, Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Army launched a joint operation in the disputed province of Kirkuk.