BAGHDAD, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Four extremist Islamic State (IS) militants were arrested in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah and Salahuddin provinces, Iraqi security authorities said on Friday.

Iraqi security forces arrested two IS terrorists in a village in eastern Salahuddin province, and they were handed over to relevant authorities, the Iraqi interior ministry said in a statement.

In a separate statement, the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) announced that it arrested 2 IS militants, one in Salahuddin province and the other in Sulaymaniyah province in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan.

The CTS also reported the detonation and destruction of four IS hideouts, a tunnel, and a cave in separate operations.

While Iraq declared victory over the IS in 2017, remnants of the terrorist group continue to carry out attacks against security forces and civilians in urban areas, deserts and remote regions. Enditem

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