SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Iraqi warplanes on Saturday struck the Islamic State (ISIS) hideouts in Kirkuk province and destroyed them, according to a senior military official.
Spokesman of the Iraqi forces chief command Yahya Rasoul said that the Iraqi warplanes have struck hideouts belonging to ISIS within the border of Kirkuk province.
Rasoul has also referred that the operation was carried out in coordination with the military intelligence cell, according to his words, the cell sent out Intel information to the military to conduct the attack.
Kirkuk command operations also played a major role in coordination with them to conduct the air attack on the target, Rasol said.
Islamic State controlled roughly a third of Iraq between 2014 and 2017. Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops backed by U.S.-led Coalition forces as well as Iran-backed Shia militias defeated the militant group in 2017, but its members still roam in the dispute areas.
While Islamic State was driven out of most of the territory, many of the remnants of ISIS militants are operating in the disputed territories between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Federal Government.
The areas created a security vacuum, while terrorists exploited them to pursue their own harmful actions to destabilize the country’s security, still possessing real threats to the locals.
