(MENAFN) On Friday, Iraqi security forces murdered 12 IS militants in the southwestern province of Kirkuk, officials emphasized.
They included four senior members of the terror group, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry.
Also, a large store of ammunition was confiscated in a shelter near Havice district of Kirkuk, the statement added.
In late 2017, officials in Baghdad affirmed that Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but completely damaged after a three-year war with the terror group.
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