BAGHDAD, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.

Acted on intelligence reports, Iraqi forces carried out an airstrike at 6:50 p.m. (1550 GMT) on an IS hideout in a rugged area in the western part of Kirkuk province, destroying the hideout and killing the four militants inside, according to a statement from the Security Media Cell, a media outlet affiliated with the Iraqi Joint Operations Command.

The security situation in Iraq has improved since the defeat of the IS in 2017. However, IS remnants have sneaked into urban centers, deserts, and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians. Enditem

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