Yahya Rassoul, spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces spoke about the security forces' actions taken against ISIL Takfiri terrorists in recent months, Al-Youm reported.
He said that Iraqi security forces have launched a series of operations against Takfiri terrorists in different provinces since last September. During these operations, the positions of Takfiri terrorists were completely crushed.
He went on to say that a total of 17 leaders of ISIL Takfiri terrorists have been killed in Iraq by security forces since September.
Killing of 17 ISIL Takfiri terrorist leaders was carried out during a series of intelligence operations.
He had previously reported the death of a senior ISIL leader following terrorist bombings in Baghdad.
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