Iraqi security forces arrested on Wednesday six militants from the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), who were preparing attacks in the northern Afghan province of Kirkuk, a press service of the security forces said in a statement
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th March, 2019) Iraqi security forces arrested on Wednesday six militants from the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), who were preparing attacks in the northern Afghan province of Kirkuk, a press service of the security forces said in a statement."The security forces detained six members of the IS terrorist group ... It was determined that they planned to commit several terrorist attacks to destabilize the situation in the province of Kirkuk," the statement, published on Facebook, said.
This is the second operation in Kirkuk province conducted by the Iraqi military over the past week. On March 15, it destroyed a stronghold of terrorists not far from the administrative center of the province, killing nine militants. Members of the gang were engaged in preparation of terrorist attacks on civilian objects in the city of Kirkuk.
Iraq has long been suffering from activities of various terrorist groups. In 2014, vast territories of the middle Eastern state were occupied by the IS terrorist group. The Iraqi army has successfully fought back against IS. In the end of 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi declared an end to the country's fight against the infamous terrorist group as Iraq's troops re-established complete control over the country's Syrian border.
