BAGHDAD, Nov 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition, killed, on Monday, five Daesh militants, including a group leader, in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
A statement by the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s intelligence force, al-Suqour Cell, said, the force conducted a joint operation with the international coalition forces in Hawijah, in the southwestern part of Kirkuk province.
It said, the troops destroyed three hideouts, leaving five Daesh militants killed inside. One of the killed was a local group leader named, Abu Bara.
The operations also resulted in the capture of a wounded militant, in one of the hideouts, in addition to finding an explosive belt, explosive devices and hand grenades, as well as, assault rifles, inside the hideouts.– NNN-NINA
