On Monday, the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces killed two senior ISIS commanders in a military operation in south of Kirkuk, according to statements of Yehia Rasool , the spokesperson of Iraqi Commander-in-Chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
He added that a special force from the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces carried out a “surprise raid” against ISIS militants in Daquq district based on “accurate intelligence.
The operation “resulted in the killing of two ISIS commanders while they were trying to flee and the arrest of two others,” the premier’s spokesman noted.
He also said two other “dangerous” ISIS members were detained in a separate operation in the district of al-Karma, 16 km northeast of Fallujah.
Iraq declared victory over ISIS in December 2017 but the militants have regrouped in the Hamrin mountain range which extends into the northern provinces - an area described by officials as a “triangle of death”.
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