Five ISIS Militants Killed in Ambush in Iraq's Kirkuk

Published May 20th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT
Daesh Loses Quarter of Captured Land in Iraq. (AFP/ File Photo)
Daesh Loses Quarter of Captured Land in Iraq. (AFP/ File Photo)

Five Daesh militants were killed in an ambush in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province on Sunday, according to a local police officer.

The militants were ambushed by Iraqi security forces while preparing to attack a village in the al-Rashad district, southwest of Kirkuk, Capt. Hamed al-Obaidi said. 

He said several other militants had fled unscathed. 

The Daesh terrorist group has carried out several attacks against civilian and military targets in Kirkuk in recent months. 

Last December, officials in Baghdad declared that the Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but dismantled after a three-year war. However, from time to time, Iraqi officials announce operations against Daesh-affiliated "sleeper cells" in certain parts of the country.

 
This article has been adapted from its original source.

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