Baghdad – INA
The Counter-Terrorism Service carried out a major operation in Kirkuk governorate, killing 16 terrorists. The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Yahya Rasool, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that, “With direct direction from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the units of the Counter-Terrorism Service began a major operation in the Kirkuk governorate in the area linking the Zghitoun Valley – Wadi Al-Khanajer, starting from Thursday night and Friday morning was completed, a whole detachment of the remnants of ISIS terrorist gangs was targeted, noting that "the operation resulted in the killing of 16 terrorists after clashing with them inside their secret dens, while a number of them were killed as a result of direct confrontation, and others were killed by the international coalition aircraft during their attempt."