Iraqi forces said they killed 10 members of Daesh (ISIS) in a tunnel near the city of Kirkuk on Saturday, the same day that the prime minister declared the war on Daesh over.
"Brigade 16 of the Hashed al-Shaabi found a tunnel on the outskirts of Rashad and killed 10 [Daesh] suicide bomber," the pro-government paramilitary group said in a statement, adding that armaments were recovered.
Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) units played a key role alongside Iraqi government forces in the battle against Daesh.
The capture of Rashad, south of the city of Kirkuk, was announced on October 2.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Saturday in the three-year war to expel Daesh from Iraq, saying the extremists had been routed from their last pockets on the border with Syria.
Hisham al-Hashemi, an expert on extremists groups, warned however that Daesh still posed a threat by retaining arms caches in uninhabited desert zones.
AFP
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