Senior ISIL Commander, 37 Other Militants Killed in Kirkuk

The Iraqi army and volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) continued their advances in Kirkuk province, killing dozens of Takfiri terrorists, including a senior commander, in heavy clashes in al-Bashir region.

A notorious ISIL commander was among 38 terrorists killed in the army attack on al-Bashir region in Kirkuk province, the Arabic-language media outlets reported.

The Iraqi popular forces’ artillery pounded and destroyed the terrorists’ positions in al-Bashir region.

In a relevant development on Wednesday, the Iraqi volunteer forces commanders reiterated that they are determined to continue their tough battle against the ISIL in a bid to take full control of the city of Mosul in Northern Iraq, and said that they will pay no heed to the US pressures aimed at preventing them from doing so.

“We are committed to the Iraqi government’s decision that the Iraqi volunteer forces should play an active role in the battles against the Takfiri terrorists in Mosul,” Spokesman of Iraq’s Ansarullah al-Nujaba Movement Hashem al-Moussavi told FNA.

He reiterated that the volunteer forces are waiting for the Iraqi government’s decision before moving towards Mosul.

“The US and the regional spy agencies are seeking to trouble the Iraqi volunteer forces’ partnership in the war against the ISIL in Mosul, but to no avail,” al-Moussavi added.