BAGHDAD, Jun 4 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces killed 13 Daesh militants during a series of operations in the provinces of Kirkuk, Nineveh and Diyala, the military said yesterday.
Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), backed by helicopters, managed to kill 13 Daesh militants during an attack on their hideout, during operations conducted over the past week, Yahia Rasoul, spokesman of the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi forces, said in a statement.
The statement did not reveal the location of the hideout and when the militants were killed.
The CTS forces also found a number of caches containing weapons, explosives, and communication devices during the operations, in the Hamrin mountain range in northern Diyala and a village in Kirkuk, Rasoul added.
Over the past few months, Iraqi security forces have conducted operations against the extremist militants to crack down on their intensified activities.– NNN-NINA
