On 2 September, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) reported that a PMF force and the Iraqi Army were conducting a limited operation west of Shirqat in Salah al-Din. It listed three tasks: securing liberated villages, pursuing sleeper cells, and clearing remaining improvised explosive devices, mines and ammunition.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official03 Sept, 00:08
“A PMF force, in coordination with the army, is conducting a limited operation west of Shirqat district in Salah al-Din to secure liberated villages, pursue sleeper cells, and clear remaining IEDs, mines and ammunition.”
قوة من الحشد الشعبي بالتنسيق مع الجيش تنفذ عملية محدودة في غرب قضاء الشرقاط بصلاح الدين، لتأمين القرى المحررة وملاحقة الخلايا النائمة وتطهير المناطق من العبوات والألغام والذخائر المتبقية
identification of the PMF formation, an Iraqi Army or PMF acknowledgment, reported arrests or casualties, or evidence that the operation expanded beyond its stated area; any of these moves this file.