BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (NNN-NINA) – Eight Daesh militants were killed on Saturday, in airstrikes conducted by the U.S.-led coalition aircraft, in the central Iraqi province of Salahudin, the Iraqi military said.
Acting on intelligence tip-off, a joint force from Salahudin’s Operations Command, backed by Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition aircraft, conducted an operation to hunt down the militants, in a desert area, in the west of the provincial capital, Tikrit, said a statement by the media office of the Joint Operations Command (JOC).
During the operation, coalition aircraft pounded Daesh positions and killed eight militants, while the troops destroyed four of their hideouts, of which one was booby-trapped, the statement said, adding that the militants were using the hideouts as warehouses for their various supplies.
The operation also resulted in the destruction of a shelter, three pick-up vehicles and a truck.– NNN-NINA
