Two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Wednesday in a military operation in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement.
Acting on intelligence reports, counter-terrorism forces ambushed the militants in a rugged area of Kirkuk province, the statement said.
The counter-terrorism service will continue to combat terrorism from every corner of Iraq, it said.
2 IS militants killed in N. Iraq
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