BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 8 (NNN-NINA) – A U.S.-led coalition air strike killed three Daesh militants in the Iraqi northern province of Kirkuk, on Sunday, while a civilian was killed and two others wounded, in attacks in Diyala province.
Acting on intelligence reports, from the federal police in Kirkuk, the U.S.-led air strike was conducted on a Daesh hideout, in the area of Wadi Zghaytoun, in the south of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of the capital, Baghdad, the media office of the Joint Operations Command said.
The air strike resulted in the destruction of the hideout, the statement added.
Separately in Diyala Province, a civilian was killed, when Daesh militants opened fire on the residents of the village of Mkheisa, some 95 km north-east of Baghdad, Alaa al-Saadi from the provincial police, said.
Also in the province, two civilians were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion, on the edges of the city of Jalawla, some 135 km north-east of Baghdad, al-Saadi said.
Despite repeated military operations in Diyala, some militants are still hiding in some rugged areas near the border with Iran, and in the sprawling areas extending from the western part of the province to the Himreen mountain range in the northern part of the province.– NNN-NINA
