According to a statement released by the Iraqi Defense Ministry on Thursday, the extremists were killed and wounded when Iraqi fighter jets carried out precision strikes in Haqoul Ajil district, east of the strategic city of Tikrit, itself situated 140 kilometers (86 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad.
The statement said the Iraqi military aircraft also destroyed 12 vehicles used by the militants as well as an excavator with a 3"/23 caliber anti-aircraft gun mounted on it.
On Wednesday, 18 ISIL Takfiris were killed when units of Iraqi government forces fired a number of rockets at ISIL positions in the city of Fallujah, located roughly 69 kilometers (43 miles) west of Baghdad.
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