2 Daesh/ISIS terrorists killed in Iraq’s Kirkuk

ISTANBUL (AA) – Iraqi security forces killed two Daesh/ISIS terrorists in the northern Kirkuk province, according to the military on Wednesday.

Deputy Commander of the Joint Operations Command, Gen. Qais al-Muhammadawi, said security forces carried out an operation in Wadi al-Shay district in Kirkuk to hunt down Daesh/ISIS terrorists.

A cache of weapons and ammunition was seized during the operation, he added in statements carried by state news agency INA.

Daesh/ISIS overran Iraq's Mosul, Salahuddin and Anbar provinces in 2014, as well as parts of Diyala and Kirkuk provinces, before these regions were gradually freed from the terror group.

Iraqi authorities declared victory against Daesh/ISIS on Dec. 9, 2017, yet the group still carries out sporadic attacks in the rural areas of these provinces.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar