BAGHDAD, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and an Iraqi security member injured on Sunday in clashes north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a security source said.
The clashes erupted when a joint force carried out an operation to hunt down IS militants in the Tarmiyah area, some 40 km north of Baghdad, Major Essam Yahya of the Baghdad Police Command told Xinhua.
Yahya said the clashes resulted in the killing of two IS militants and the injury of a security member, adding that the operation continued as forces searched for the remaining militants.
While Iraq declared victory over the IS in 2017, remnants of the group continue to carry out attacks on security forces and civilians in urban areas, deserts, and remote regions. ■
