Two Islamic State members killed in U.S.-Coalition airstrike, west of Kirkuk

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Two Islamic State members were killed in an airstrike carried out by the U.S.-led Coalition, west of Kirkuk, a security source said on Tuesday.

Speaking to Baghdad Today website, the source said, “the strike targeted a hideout, where militants were hiding on the banks of Tigris river near Sobeih village, west of Kirkuk.”

Two militants were killed, according to the source.

Last week, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said two prominent Islamic State leaders were arrested in Hawija.Two people were killed, while a civilian was injured on Saturday in an attack carried out by Islamic State in a village in Hawija.

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country. The group still has dormant cells, through which it carries out attacks, across Iraq like it used to do before 2014.

Thousands of Islamic State militants as well as Iraqi civilians were killed since the government campaign, backed by paramilitary troops and the coalition was launched in October 2016.

In December, the Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced gaining control on all the territories that were captured by Islamic State, since 2014.