Iraq: 22 ISIS terrorists killed in military operation
The operation took place in Iraq's western province of Anbar.
Elad Benari
A total of 22 Islamic State (ISIS) militants, including some of the group's leaders, were killed in an operation in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said on Sunday, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, said at a press conference that the operation was carried out in two phases by an airborne force on a rugged area north of the town of Rutba, some 400 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
All the killed jihadists were wearing explosive belts, and senior leaders were among the dead, said al-Saadi without revealing the exact date for the beginning of the operation, confirming that the operation is still underway.
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The operation took place in Iraq's western province of Anbar.
Elad Benari
A total of 22 Islamic State (ISIS) militants, including some of the group's leaders, were killed in an operation in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said on Sunday, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, said at a press conference that the operation was carried out in two phases by an airborne force on a rugged area north of the town of Rutba, some 400 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
All the killed jihadists were wearing explosive belts, and senior leaders were among the dead, said al-Saadi without revealing the exact date for the beginning of the operation, confirming that the operation is still underway.
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