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Iraq keeps focus on terror funding

Iraqi operations against Islamic State cells continue to rely on intelligence and airstrikes more than group battles.
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BAGHDAD — Operations resulting in dozens of arrests and the destruction of weapons caches of alleged Islamic State (IS) cells across Iraq in recent weeks continue to rely to some extent on US-led international coalition intelligence and air power.

Iraqi forces arrested 81 people, including four who had infiltrated across the Syrian border, in the week between May 14 and May 21, the Security Media Cell of the Joint Operations Command said May 28, adding that seven alleged “terrorists” had been killed.

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