BAGHDAD: Iraqi soldiers killed nine Islamic State militants in Kirkuk, Iraq’s northern region, on Wednesday, according to the Iraqi military.

The Iraqi military surrounded nine militants holed up in a tunnel near Kraw Mountain, some 250 kilometres north of Baghdad, and blasted the tunnel, killing all nine militants inside, according to the Iraqi Joint Operations Command’s media office.

Iraqi security forces have undertaken extensive operations against extremist terrorists in recent months to combat their increased activity.

Since 2017, the security situation in Iraq has improved. On the other hand, Islamic State remnants have disappeared into cities, deserts, and rocky terrain, launching periodic guerilla operations against security troops and civilians.

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