5 ISIS terrorists killed in Kirkuk
Iraqi counter terrorism forces. Photo: Kurd Press
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS) carried out an air strike on Friday targeting five terrorists belonging to ISIS group in Kirkuk governorate in northern Iraq, Alsumaria News reported.
The ICTS issued a statement confirming that Iraqi forces launched an air strike targeting five terrorists belonging to ISIS according to directives issued by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani.
The statement elaborated that the head of the ICTS, Abdul-Wahab Al-Saadi, personally oversaw preemptive operations carried out in Kirkuk to target terrorists.
In mid-May, the Iraqi authorities announced the killing of six terrorists belonging to ISIS in an air strike in the northern governorate of Kirkuk.
Iraq announced in late 2017 the liberation of all its territories from the grip of ISIS, but the authorities are constantly launching security operations to pursue remnants of the terrorist group that carry out attacks from time to time in the country.
The Iraqi security forces waged battles in several Iraqi governorates, including Nineveh, Kirkuk, Diyala, Salah Al-Din, Anbar, and the outskirts of Baghdad, to eliminate the remaining members of the ISIS group following the elimination of the terrorist group, which occupied large areas in Iraq and Syria for years.
The Iraqi authorities have confirmed more than once that the security forces are trying to eliminate remnants of terrorist organizations in the country and tighten restrictions on firearms.