US CENTCOM says it conducted raid in Iraq, 15 Islamic State operatives dead

(Reuters) – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday its forces conducted a partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the deaths of 15 Islamic State (ISIS) operatives.

“The ISIS element was armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive “suicide” belts,” CENTCOM said. It also added that there were no indication of civilian casualties in the raid.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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