Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraqi forces on Thursday killed two ISIS members, includinga senior figure in the group, in two airstrikes in Diyala province.

The Joint Operations Command said the operation was carriedout based on precise intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Directorateregarding the presence of an ISIS cell in an area south of Bahrez district inDiyala province east of Baghdad.

The operation was coordinated between the targeting cell ofthe Joint Operations Command and the Military Intelligence Directorate. Iraqisecurity forces said it developed an intensive aerial surveillance andreconnaissance plan that lasted several days. “Simultaneously with the strikes,a ground force moved to the site to conduct search operations and clear thearea.”

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