Shafaq News- Kirkuk
Iraqi security authorities have identified the ISIS memberkilled during a counterterrorism operation north of Kirkuk on Saturday, asecurity source told Shafaq News on Saturday.
The source said the militant was identified as Falah HusseinMohammed Thalij Al-Jubouri, born in 1984 and originally from Al-Aitha villagein Al-Shirqat district of Saladin province.
Security agencies are continuing their investigation to determinewhether the slain militant had links to other ISIS cells operating in therugged terrain between Kirkuk and Salah Al-Din provinces, the source added.
Earlier, a security source told Shafaq News thatCounter Terrorism Service (CTS) forces killed an ISIS member during the raidafter exchanging fire with the suspect at his hideout. No casualties werereported among the Iraqi forces.