Acting on intelligence reports, an army force backed by armed villagers confronted two militants in a garden in a village in Diyala province and killed them, according to a statement from the Security Media Cell, a media outlet affiliated with the Iraqi Joint Operations Command. killed. , Xinhua news agency reports.
The statement said one of the IS militants was wearing an explosive belt and soldiers defused it after his death.
The statement said that according to intelligence reports, one of the two militants was Abu al-Harith, a local IS leader in the Khan Bani Saad area, south of Baquba, the provincial capital of Diyala.
The security situation in Iraq has improved since the defeat of IS in 2017. However, remnants of IS have penetrated into urban centers, deserts and rugged terrain and are carrying out frequent guerrilla attacks against security forces and civilians.
The statement said one of the IS militants was wearing an explosive belt and soldiers defused it after his death.
The statement said that according to intelligence reports, one of the two militants was Abu al-Harith, a local IS leader in the Khan Bani Saad area, south of Baquba, the provincial capital of Diyala.
The security situation in Iraq has improved since the defeat of IS in 2017. However, remnants of IS have penetrated into urban centers, deserts and rugged terrain and are carrying out frequent guerrilla attacks against security forces and civilians.
