Report: Daesh using guerrilla tactics against Iraqi forces

Daesh has been using more guerrilla tactics in its fight against the Iraqi security forces, Sky News reported.

According to the channel, the group has been using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across the country in its fight against the Iraqi army and those allied with it.

Sky News said the number of victims as a result of the IEDs are growing.

Iraqi doctor Zahawi Saman said the attacks are happening regularly and that he and his staff are facing medical shortages.

“There should be a plan from the central government because they are running a war and war needs more big hospitals and more staff and equipment,” he said.

The channel’s report said the use of IEDs makes it more difficult for the Iraqi security forces, especially when they are made from easily obtained dual-use materials such as fertilisers, simple fuses and mobile phones

According to the report, the tactic has a massive psychological impact on the Iraqi forces, especially when they explode in supposedly secure areas.