Iraqi army officer killed in clashes with ISIS terrorists in Kirkuk

An Iraqi army officer who held the rank of First Lieutenant was killed in clashes with ISIS terrorists in Kirkuk, in connection with the mass security operations and aerial support to track down ISIS.

Iraqi army officer killed in clashes with ISIS terrorists in Kirkuk
5 July, 2026   19:37

First Lieutenant Hassan Khudair Zughair of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service was killed during clashes with ISIS terrorists in Kirkuk.

The leader of the Counter-Terrorism Service, Lieutenant General Karim al-Tamimi said, “Lieutenant Hassan Khudair Zughair was martyred while performing security duty amid operations to track down the ISIS remnants.”

The clash occurred while Iraqi forces were making huge security operations backed up with warplanes in areas to the north of Kirkuk to hunt the last ISIS militants and destroy their hideouts.

Iraqi authorities confirm that the activity of ISIS fighters has sharply decreased during this year due to preemptive operations and intelligence works

ANHA