Seven ISIS terrorists killed, large cache of explosives seized in Iraq

 Iraqi troops killed on Wednesday seven of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists and seized a large cache of explosives and weapons in different parts in western Iraq.

Iraqi troops killed on Wednesday seven of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists and seized a large cache of explosives and weapons in different parts in western Iraq.

In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Alghad Press, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said, “Troops of the Anbar Operations Command’s first brigade, in cooperation with federal police, paramilitary troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi and the U.S.-led international coalition, carried out a military operation to hunt for ISIS militants hiding in western desert areas.”

“The troops killed seven ISIS militants and seized two of their vehicles, in addition to a large cache of explosives and weapons,” the statement read.

“Furthermore, the U.S.-led international coalition warplanes destroyed a tunnel that was used by ISIS militants in western Iraq,” the statement concluded.

Iraq declared the collapse of the so-called Islamic State’s territorial influence in Iraq last November with the recapture of Rawa, a city on Anbar’s western borders with Syria, which was the group’s last bastion in Iraq.

Despite the country’s victory over the so-called Islamic State last year, isolated cells believed to be linked to the militant group remain active in some parts of the country.