SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least four Islamic State (ISIS) militants were killed when an Iraqi airstrike targeted their location in Kirkuk’s Dibis district late Saturday night, Esta reporter said.
Iraqi warplanes launched an airstrike in the remote areas of Dibis, resulting in the deaths of four ISIS members, according to the reporter.
ISIS seized control of swathes of Iraqi territory in 2014. The group was declared territorially defeated in 2017 but some of its members still roam and continue to destabilize the country’s security.
The group’s remnants are particularly active in the disputed areas between the Kurdish and Iraqi governments, stretching across several provinces including Kirkuk, Salahaddin, and Diyala.
The remnants built a large number of hide-outs and dens in what is so-known as the disputed areas. They exploited the space to regroup and carry out partisan attacks inside the area which suffer from a security vacuum.
