A spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces issued a statement saying they had killed 13 ISIS militants in an operation by Iraqi forces.

General Yahya Rasul, spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, said Iraqi forces were able to kill 13 ISIS militants in a qarachogh mountain hideout on the Makhmur border.

He also pointed out that the operation was carried out with the support of the Air Force and, with the help of intelligence information, to reveal the location of the militants.