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An unspecified number of suspected extremists were detained in the raid, according to al-Jabouri.
"The operation was carried out in light of specific intelligence information," he added without further details.
On December 9, Iraq announced that it had completely liberated all of its territory that was under Islamic State control.
Iraqi forces have since conducted mop-up operations to hunt Islamic State remnants in the country.
The radical group seized large chunks of Iraq, including Mosul, in a mid-2014 blitz.
In recent months, Islamic State has suffered major military setbacks and lost ground in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, where the Islamist terrorist organization had launched a self-styled caliphate.
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"The operation was carried out in light of specific intelligence information," he added without further details.
On December 9, Iraq announced that it had completely liberated all of its territory that was under Islamic State control.
Iraqi forces have since conducted mop-up operations to hunt Islamic State remnants in the country.
The radical group seized large chunks of Iraq, including Mosul, in a mid-2014 blitz.
In recent months, Islamic State has suffered major military setbacks and lost ground in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, where the Islamist terrorist organization had launched a self-styled caliphate.
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