Iraqi joint forces kill eight terrorists in Salahuddin.

An Iraqi joint force killed on Monday eight terrorists during a security operation in Salahuddin province, a police chief said.

Salahuddin Police Chief Maj. Gen. Kandil al-Jabouri said that a joint force consisting of the Iraqi army and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), supported by the international coalition planes carried out a security operation in the Siniya island, west of Salahuddin province.

“The troops managed to kill eight terrorists and destroyed an armored vehicle during the operation,” al-Jabouri said.

He added that the security operation is still going on to pursue other terrorists.

Iraq declared the collapse of Islamic State’s territorial influence in November 2017 with the recapture of Rawa, a city on Anbar’s western borders with Syria, which was the group’s last bastion in Iraq.

IS declared a self-styled “caliphate” in a third of Iraq and neighboring Syria in 2014. A government campaign, backed by PMF and the international coalition, was launched in 2016 to retake IS-held regions, managing to retake all havens, most notably the city of Mosul, the group’s previously proclaimed capital.