Iraq's Joint Operations Command said Thursday that Iraqi aircrafts have struck dozens of mostly foreign fighters from the Islamic State group (ISIS / IS /ISIL / Daesh ) near the border with Syria the previous day.
The JOC issued a statement confirming that the Iraqi air force had carried out two strikes in the terrorist-held Al-Qaim area on Wednesday, saying they targeted hideouts used by IS ( ISIS / ISIL / Daesh ) members; AFP reported.
It said the first one was conducted at 0900 GMT and struck a two-storey building housing 25 mostly foreign would-be suicide bombers, led by a fighter it named as Abu Maysar al-Kawkazi (from the Caucasus).
It said another strike was carried out during a second mission at 0955 GMT, hitting a building hosting 30 to 40 IS fighters, also mostly foreigners.
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