FALLUJAH, May 31, 2016 (Xinhua) — Heavy smoke rises after an airstrike by the Iraqi Air Force in Islamic State (IS) seized city of Fallujah, Iraq, on May 31, 2016. Iraqi security forces on Tuesday repelled an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in south of the IS-held city of Fallujah in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, leaving at least 32 IS militants killed, a security source said. (Xinhua/Sami Jawad/IANS)
Iraq : Three Islamic State (IS) terrorists were killed in airstrikes in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a security source said on Saturday. Iraqi warplanes on Friday carried out the airstrikes on IS hideouts in the northern part of Diyala, destroying the hideouts and killing the three terrorists, Major Alaa al-Saadi from Diyala police told Xinhua news agency.
The security situation in Iraq has improved since the defeat of the IS in 2017. However, its remnants have since melted into urban centres, deserts and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians despite repeated military operations against them.