Iraqi airstrikes kill two suspected ISIS fighters in Saladin

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – An Iraqi airstrike at a remote area in Saladin province on Sunday killed at least two suspected ISIS militants.

The fighter jet killed the militants in Wadi Al-Abra and destroyed a hideout that was suspected to have been used by the extremists, according to a press release shared by the spokesperson for the Iraqi commander in chief Yehia Rasool.

The statement did not elaborate further details on the strike that often targets the ISIS remnants in the remote areas in eastern and northern Iraq following the territorial defeat the group had suffered in 2017.

Following the conclusion of the US-led Coalition's combat mission in late 2021, the Iraqi Air Force has increased its air campaign against the remnants of ISIS.

As part of these efforts, Iraqi airstrikes have killed at least 70 ISIS militants, a top official said in June.

The terror group occupied approximately one-third of Iraq for nearly three years, including its second-largest city Mosul.

Since the group's self-styled caliphate was destroyed by Kurdish, Iraqi, and international forces, it has regrouped in remote parts of the country. It continues to carry out hit-and-run attacks against security forces and civilians.

The Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga forces regularly conduct joint operations with the Iraqi forces against ISIS in the so-called "disputed territories" between Erbil and Baghdad, where the group is most active.