Scores Of ISIL Militants Killed In Iraqi Airstrikes
KABUL: (Middle East Press) Over dozens of ISIL Takfiri militants were killed after Iraqi fighter jets have carried out a series of airstrikes in various areas of the country, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
A statement issued by the Iraqi Defense Ministry states, the warplanes targeted ISIL positions in the western province of Anbar.
The Iraqi jets also hit ISIL positions in the town of Dijla, located about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad as well as in the town of Baiji, in the northern Salahuddin Province.
“Eagles of the Iraqi air force from the Anbar, Dijla and Baiji operation units have destroyed several ISIS positions, killing many militants,” the statement said.
The statement added that a large number of ready-to-use car bombs were destroyed by the airstrikes.
Iraqi jets also bombarded parts of the northwestern town of Tal Afar in the northern Nineveh Province, local media outlets reported, adding that a number of the ISIL Takfiris who had gathered for a meeting were killed during the raids.
Also on Sunday, Iraqi ground forces carried out a massive operation to defuse bombs planted by terrorists in the southern parts of Baghdad, in a bid to facilitate the return of those who had been forced to flee their homes.
