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US Central Command, Iraqi Security Forces Eliminate 15 IS Militants in Iraq - CENTCOM

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it, jointly with Iraqi security forces, eliminated 15 Islamic State* militants in western Iraq.
Sputnik
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the death of 15 ISIS operatives," CENTCOM said in a statement on X.
It said the militants were armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive 'suicide' belts.
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No civilian casualties were reported, CENTCOM said.

*Also known as IS or ISIS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia
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