Coalition airstrikes kill, wound 16 ISIS members in Kirkuk
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(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A source in Kirkuk police announced on Saturday, that 16 members of the so-called ISIS had been either killed or wounded in aerial bombardments carried out the international coalition aviation south and west of Kirkuk (250 km north of Baghdad).
The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “Today, international coalition aircrafts carried out air strikes on ISIS sites in al-Riyad and al-Rashad areas south of Kirkuk and al-Zab area west of Kirkuk, killing five ISIS members and injuring eleven others,” adding that, “The international coalition aircrafts are continuing to target ISIS strongholds in the areas of its influence.”
Noteworthy, ISIS controls the southern and western areas of Kirkuk, including al-Hawija, al-Zab, al-Riyad, al-Abasi and al-Rashad areas.