30 ISIS members killed during operations, southwest of Kirkuk: Governor

Thirty ISIS members were killed in operations carried out by the Iraqi troops, southwest of Kirkuk, the governor announced.

In a statement on Tuesday, Rakan al-Jabouri said, “we discussed along with a high-level delegation from the Joint Operations Command the security situations in the province as well as efforts made to guarantee security stability. We command the role made by military troops in Kirkuk, which followed the remnants of IS and contributed to restabilizing of the liberated regions and repatriation of refugees.”

He also praised the victory made by the Federal Police along with al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), which killed more than 30 IS during operations in southwest of Kirkuk.

Earlier today, a security source was quoted saying that Federal Police forces engaged with Takfiri terrorist elements in Altun Kupri, northwest of the province, leaving three militants dead.