The Ministry of Defense announced the killing of 59 terrorists and liberating six villages near Amerli.
The ministry said in a statement today, "the fifth Infantry Division, in conjunction with the volunteers of the popular mobilization in Diyala province, managed to liberate six villages in the way to the Amerli district."
The statement added: "The operation took place with cooperation with the air and artillery support , where troops destroyed five tanks and five vehicles and killed 59 terrorists, pointing out that" the army was able to complete the process of cleansing the roads and the destroyed seven houses were bombed and detonated four explosive devices ".