Iraqi forces kill 6 ISIS militants, cleanse areas between Salahuddin and Kirkuk

Diyali (IraqiNews.com) On Thursday, a source within the police force in Diyali province said, that 6 ISIS elements have been killed by the security forces in an operation to cleanse the areas between Salahuddin and Kirkuk from ISIS sites.

The commander of Diyali police force Lt. Gen. Jamil al-Shammari stated for IraqiNews, “Security forces backed by al-Hashed al-Sha’bi mitilia fighters have managed to kill 6 ISIS elements and destroy 4 armored vehicles that belonged to them in a security operation to cleanse 20 villages located in the areas between Salahuddin and Kirkuk provinces.”

“The forces are advancing into areas between the hills and residential lands in that region,” al-Shammari also added.

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