Shafaq News / The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) - the North Axis revealed on Tuesday, the destruction of a headquarters it described as huge, believed to belong to the new Islamic State (ISIS) leader in Iraq or the regional area .

The recent operations of (Heroes of Iraq - victory of sovereignty) almost ended the presence of ISIS in the hotspots east of Salahuddin and Kirkuk parties, indicating that the PMF penetrated the depth of ISIS strongholds in "al-Zarka" sector where the security forces have not entered these areas before,” The media spokesperson for the leadership, Ali Hashem Al-Husseini, told Shafaq News Agency.

Al-Husseini confirmed the destruction of a large headquarters of ISIS by the PMF and security forces, which contains rooms, supplies and equipment, as well as secret documents that cannot be disclosed in Al-Zarka sector, indicating that the headquarters belongs to the new ISIS leader in Iraq or a regional leader of the terrorist organization.

"The eastern areas of Salahuddin and Kirkuk parties are almost empty of ISIS, with the exception of individual numbers moving between the regions in search of escape havens from the security forces."

During the past few days, comprehensive security operations were launched on the northern and eastern outskirts of Diyala, with Kirkuk and Salahuddin, as well as other operations between Salahuddin and Kirkuk called "the heroes of Iraq - victory of sovereignty" to purge those areas of ISIS hotspots and dens.