Iraqi forces recently launched a new operation against Takfiri remnants in Kirkuk province.
According to security sources, Iraqi forces managed to identify and kill a senior Takfiri terrorist, Firas Saleh, nicknamed "Abu Qaisar".
Earlier, Iraqi army forces launched an operation in Nineveh province against the remnants of ISIL takfiri elements.
Yahya Rassoul, a spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Force, said that 12 Takfiri elements had been identified and arrested in the operation.
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