Four Iraqi soldiers have fallen in Kirkuk
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Four Iraqi soldiers have fallen in an attack in Kirkuk as the Iraqi Armed Forces and PMF continue their operations against ISIS militants in multiple Iraqi governorates.
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The martyrs were from the eighth division reconnaissance battalion.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Iraq reported Monday the martyrdom of four Iraqi Army soldiers after an explosive device blasted south of Kirkuk.
Our correspondent indicated that the martyrs were from the eighth division reconnaissance battalion.
🔴 استشهاد 4 منتسبين من الجيش العراقي بإنفجار عبوة ناسفة في كركوك pic.twitter.com/gFsoVRl3xc
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This comes as security operations against ISIS are underway.
The Iraqi News Agency reported that the Iraqi Army warplanes targeted an ISIS gathering with four airstrikes east of the Makhoul Mountains in the Salah Al-Din Governorate.
In a statement, the Spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, confirmed that four ISIS members were killed as a result of the operation, indicating that this operation is a continuation of an operation "that was carried out south of Hatra district, which resulted in the killing of two ISIS leaders who were wearing explosive belts and a third terrorist who was accompanying them in the vehicle they were riding."
In the same context, the Popular Mobilization Forces continue their security operation in the A'dhaim District in the Diyala Governorate.
The Popular Mobilization Authority had announced the launching of a large-scale operation in cooperation with multiple security agencies "to pursue ISIS terrorists and secure Al-A'dhaim river basin.
