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SULAIMANI — Iraqi security forces killed 22 members of the Islamic
State (ISIS) terrorist group in a security operation in western Iraq, according
to a top military official.
Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab al-Saedi, head of the Counter Terrorism
Service, said senior Daesh/ISIS leaders were among those killed in the
operation in Rutba town in Anbar province.
Speaking at a press conference in Baghdad, al-Saedi added
that those killed wore explosive-laden belts.
Iraqi media said senior ISIS leader Barzan Hussein, who
served as the terrorist group’s governor of Fallujah, was among those killed.
Iraqi authorities announced victory against ISIS on Dec. 9,
2017, yet the terror group still carries out sporadic attacks in the rural
areas of these provinces.
(NRT Digital Media/AA)