Four ISIS
members were killed and captured as they were attempting infiltration into Iraq’s
city of Mosul, news reports said on Wednesday.
In remarks, a security source was quoted as saying that Iraqi troops managed to kill two militants in in Hammam al-Alil town, located south of Mosul, while 2 others were arrested.
The ISIS detainees, according to the source, were taken to the Nineveh Operations headquarters for investigations.
In late 2017, Iraqi declared defeating the militant group, however, dormant cells still carry out sporadic attacks. The group is losing its last territories in Syria as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched their last operation against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor province, east of Syria.
In remarks, a security source was quoted as saying that Iraqi troops managed to kill two militants in in Hammam al-Alil town, located south of Mosul, while 2 others were arrested.
The ISIS detainees, according to the source, were taken to the Nineveh Operations headquarters for investigations.
In late 2017, Iraqi declared defeating the militant group, however, dormant cells still carry out sporadic attacks. The group is losing its last territories in Syria as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched their last operation against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor province, east of Syria.