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8 ISIS elements killed by artillery shelling in southern Kirkuk

 8 ISIS elements killed by artillery shelling in southern Kirkuk

Iraqi security forces. File photo.

Iraqi security forces. Archival photo.
Iraqi security forces. Archival photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A source within al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia said on Thursday, that eight elements of ISIS had been killed in an artillery shelling by al-Hashed al-Sha’bi that targeted a gathering for them in southern Kirkuk.

The source said in a brief statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The artillery battalion of al-Abbas Regiment shelled, today, a gathering for ISIS in the village of al-Bashir located in the district of Tuz Khurmato (23 km south of Kirkuk), resulting in the death of eight [ISIS] elements as well as the destruction of a vehicle that had carried a machine gun.”

The source, who requested to remain anonymous, added, “The intelligence efforts of al-Abbas Combat Regiment were able to locate the ISIS sites in the village of al-Bashir and determine the exact coordinates of those [sites] for the artillery battalion.”

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