YEMEN Press Agency

Senior ISIS terrorist killed in Iraq’s Kirkuk

KIRKUK, Jul, 11 (YPA) – Iraqi local sources have said that a prominent ISIS terrorist has been killed by the Iraqi army in Kirkuk province.

 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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