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19 ISIS militants killed, wounded in aerial shelling south-west of Kirkuk

 19 ISIS militants killed, wounded in aerial shelling south-west of Kirkuk

Aerial bombardment. File photo.

Archival photo
Aerial shelling. Archival photo

(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – On Saturday, a security source revealed, that 19 members of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have been either killed or wounded in an aerial bombardment southwest of Kirkuk.

The source said in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com, “This evening the international coalition aviation shelled ISIS headquarters in Saddam Village, in addition to three headquarters in al-Rashad area, killing seven ISIS members and wounding 12 others.”

The source added, “The air strike was conducted based on accurate intelligence information,” pointing out that, “ISIS starts to prepare a number of fighters in al-Rashad area to attack Hamrin Mountains.”

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