Airstrike hits IS War Council in Hawija, Kirkuk
Smoke erupts after an airstrike in Iraq. File Photo
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Al-Hashd al-Shaabi’s leader Jabbar al-Maamouri announced on Thursday, that an air strike targeted the so-called “War Council” in Hawija district, southwest of Kirkuk, and killed two elite leaders of the Islamic State.
Maamouri said in a press statement, “Yesterday, an air strike bombarded a meeting of the so-called War Council of the Islamic State in Hawija district, southwest of Kirkuk.”
“The air strike was very successful, and killed a number of the Islamic State’s leaders, including two assistants of IS Wali of Kirkuk,” Maamouri added.
“The War Council was invented by the extremist group to synchronize between the efforts of its leaders against joint security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi,” Maamouri further added.
“The people of Hawija are cooperating with security forces, as well as providing them with information about the headquarters and hideouts of the Islamic State,” he explained.
The self-proclaimed Islamic State group is controlling the district of Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk, since June 2014.