Iraq Airstrike in Kirkuk Leaves 3 Suspected Militants Dead
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MENAFNIn a statement, the office said army aviation carried out the strike at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) in the Altun Kupri area, acting on intelligence surveillance by the Military Intelligence Directorate. The operation took place within the area of responsibility of the 32nd Infantry Brigade of the 8th Mechanized Division.
Security forces also arrested a further suspect accused of transporting the three men, the statement said. Search operations in the area are continuing, and the office said more details would be released later.
Kirkuk remains a focus of Iraqi counterterrorism efforts. Iraq declared victory over ISIS (Daesh) in December 2017, but cells of the group still operate and carry out sporadic attacks in parts of northern, western and eastern Iraq.
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