Iraqi security forces eliminate two ISIS suicide bombers In Kirkuk operation

Iraqi security forces successfully neutralized two ISIS suicide bombers during an operation targeting Daesh/ISIS militants in the city of Kirkuk.

In a statement, Iraq's Ministry of the Interior noted that security forces pursued a suspicious vehicle near Panja Ali district, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media.

The statement added that a raid was conducted on the suspicious vehicle, during which two Daesh/ISIS-affiliated suicide bombers in the vehicle died after the explosives they were carrying detonated.

Security forces are continuing their operations in the area.

In June 2014, Daesh/ISIS captured all of Iraq's Mosul, Salahaddin and Anbar provinces along with parts of Diyala and Kirkuk.

Over the years, these areas were reclaimed from the group.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over Daesh/ISIS on December 9, 2017.

Despite the passage of seven years since Iraq's liberation from Daesh/ISIS, the group continues to launch attacks in the rural areas of these provinces.