BAGHDAD (Xinhua) – The Iraqi military says that the latest airstrikes in the eastern province of Diyala have killed 13 Daesh terrorists.
A statement by the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) quoted JOC’s deputy commander Lieutenant General Qais al-Mohammadawi as saying that up to 13 Daesh were killed in seven airstrikes in two days.
JOC said in a statement Wednesday that their aircraft bombarded two hideouts housing about 10 Daesh terrorists in the Narin area, some 175 km northeast of the capital Baghdad, possibly killing all of them.
Over the past months, Iraqi security forces have conducted operations against extremist militants to crack down on their intensified activities.
The security situation in Iraq has been improving since the defeat of the Daesh in 2017. However, its remnants have since melted into urban centers, deserts, and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians.