Three terrorists Killed after Iraqi Forces Discover a Hideout near Hawija.

Iraqi forces carried out an operation to destroy a hideout for the Islamic State (IS) in southwest Kirkuk province on Wednesday, killing at least three terrorists after a confrontation broke out.

According to local security sources, the operation was carried out in the Mabazili area outside Hawija (some 55 kilometers southwest of Kirkuk).

The source said that several AK-47 rifles and piles of food were found at the hideout before it was destroyed.