Iraq arrested more than 180 Daesh members: Officials

By Hacer Baser </p> <p>ANBAR, Iraq (AA) – Iraq security forces arrested 186 Daesh members in western Anbar province, the interior ministry said Monday. </p> <p>“Terrorists confirmed that they have killed several people from Elbu Nemr tribes, a soldier named Mustafa el-Azzari, and conducted bomb attacks targeting civilians and security forces,” said an Interior Ministry’s spokesperson. </p> <p>He added that all the terrorists were sentenced to death. </p> <p>In the summer of 2014, Daesh overran much of northern and western Iraq, including Mosul, the country’s second-largest city. </p> <p>In late 2017, officials in Baghdad declared Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but destroyed following a three-year war between the terrorist group and the Iraqi army backed by a U.S.-led coalition. </p> <p>