US Military Says 15 ISIS Members Killed in Joint Operation With Iraq Forces

CENTCOM said the ISIS fighters killed in the raid were armed with grenades and ‘suicide’ belts.

Military vehicles of Iraqi security forces are seen after an attack by ISIS terrorists near Muqdadiya, Iraq, on Oct. 27, 2021. Stringer/Reuters

The U.S. military said on Aug. 30 that at least 15 ISIS terrorist group fighters were killed in a joint raid with Iraqi security forces on Aug. 29 that targeted ISIS leaders in western Iraq.

The ISIS operatives were “armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.