Iraqi Forces Kill about 500 ISIL Terrorists in Jurf Al-Sakhar

Iraqi security forces killed 498 terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, including non-Iraqis, during the liberating operation of Jurf al-Sakhar, sources said.

Thirty of the ISIL terrorists were from Chechen and 24 others were from Syria and Saudi Arabia, the sources said, adding that 60 of the killed terrorists were snipers and 29 others were suicide bombers.

The Iraqi security forces liberated the district of Jurf al-Sakhar from the control of the ISIL terrorists on Friday.

“The security forces and brave men of the volunteers eliminated the ISIL terrorism in the district,” Governor of Babil province, Sadiq al-Madlol, said.

The ISIL Takfiri terrorists currently control parts of Syria and Iraq. They have threatened all communities, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians, Ezadi Kurds and others, as they continue their atrocities in Iraq.

Senior Iraqi officials have blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and some Persian Gulf Arab states for the growing terrorism in their country.

The ISIL has links with Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by the Israeli regime.

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