Baghdad-Sana
Today, Iraqi forces have eliminated nine terrorists, including leaders of ISIS, in Kirkuk Governorate, northern Iraq.
The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement received by the SANA reporter in Baghdad that the Counter-Terrorism Service in Iraq today carried out a security operation, in coordination with the National Intelligence Service, in Wadi Al-Shay district, south of Kirkuk Governorate, killing nine terrorists.
The statement indicated that among the dead terrorists were the so-called General Medical Officer of ISIS, the official of the general engineering effort, and the official of communications and electronic devices in Kirkuk governorate.
The Iraqi National Security announced earlier today that it thwarted a terrorist plot to target Kirkuk Governorate with armed attacks, as two terrorists working as intelligence agents for the terrorist organization ISIS were arrested.