{"id":8156,"date":"2024-11-23T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T13:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/5-isil-killed-in-iraqi-airstrike-on-kirkuk\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T13:07:17","slug":"5-isil-killed-in-iraqi-airstrike-on-kirkuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/5-isil-killed-in-iraqi-airstrike-on-kirkuk\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ISIL killed in Iraqi airstrike on Kirkuk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5198084.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"item-text\">\n<p>In a statement, the JOC\u2019s Security Media Cell said, &#8220;Yesterday, a hideout for terrorists was targeted in the Zghaytun Valley within the Kirkuk Operations sector by the Air Force using F-16 fighter jets,&#8221; Shafaq News reported.<\/p>\n<p>At 9:00 AM, the task force discovered 5 bodies of terrorists inside the hideout, thanks to the precision strike by the Air Force, the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Security Media added, &#8220;The search also uncovered four rifles, two explosive belts\u2014both destroyed under controlled conditions\u2014six assorted hand grenades, ammunition, communication equipment, and other logistical supplies within the hideout.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Iraqi forces intensified their efforts against ISIL, capturing and killing numerous members, including key leaders. Despite its 2017 territorial defeat, ISIL remains a threat, using insurgent tactics, small mobile units, and &#8220;lone wolf&#8221; attacks, particularly in liberated provinces like Diyala, Saladin, Kirkuk, and Nineveh. While the group is incapable of large-scale operations, it exploits security gaps to sustain its presence and reignite violence.<\/p>\n<p>MNA\/<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.mehrnews.com\/news\/224800\/5-ISIL-killed-in-Iraqi-airstrike-on-Kirkuk\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement, the JOC\u2019s Security Media Cell said, &#8220;Yesterday, a hideout for terrorists was targeted in the Zghaytun Valley within the Kirkuk Operations sector by the Air Force using F-16 fighter jets,&#8221; Shafaq News reported. At 9:00 AM, the task force discovered 5 bodies of terrorists inside the hideout, thanks to the precision strike &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}