ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Iraqi army launched an airborne operation in the western deserts of Anbar province at dawn on Sunday, confiscating significant documents and records hidden by ISIS remnants at one of their hideouts in the region, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced in a statement. 

The operation was carried out jointly by Counter-Terrorism Service and Iraqi National Intelligence Service and resulted in "the discovery of important technical evidence, devices, phones, computers and records hidden by ISIS terrorists.”

The Iraqi army has recently accelerated its attacks on ISIS hideouts and their remnants in the open terrains of Anbar province, killing dozens of militants and confiscating significant amounts of documents.

Iraqi forces killed 14 ISIS members last week alone, including leaders and suicide bombers, in an operation in the Anbar desert. The raid, conducted with high-level coordination and international support, involved airstrikes and an airborne operation, resulting in the destruction of weapons and hideouts.

And on August 29, US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a joint operation in Western Iraq targeting ISIS leaders. The raid, which took place in the early morning hours, resulted in the deaths of 15 ISIS members, who were heavily armed with weapons, grenades, and explosive belts. 

Despite ongoing efforts to eliminate ISIS, the group remains a significant threat to regional stability and security through its remnants.

ISIS controlled large swathes of territory in parts of Iraq and Syria following their rise in 2014. The group was declared territorially defeated in 2019. 

The group no longer controls any territory, but they are active in their hit-and-run operations, posing serious danger to security around the areas that they had once controlled.