BAGHDAD, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least three Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and seven others captured on Monday in an operation by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Services (CTS) in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
Based on intelligence reports, commandos of the CTS, backed by international coalition aircraft, carried out an airdrop operation on IS positions in a rural area in Kirkuk province, a media office affiliated with the Joint Operations Command said in a statement.
The operation resulted in the killing of three IS militants and the capturing of seven others, the statement said.
The security situation in Iraq has been improved since Iraqi security forces fully defeated the extremist IS militants across the country late in 2017.
However, IS remnants have since melted in urban areas or resorted to deserts and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians.
