Baghdad, Aug 31 (UNI) The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it, jointly with Iraqi security forces, eliminated 15 Islamic State militants in western Iraq.
“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the death of 15 ISIS operatives,” CENTCOM said in a statement on X.
It said the militants were armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts.