The air force destroyed “a weapons depot and buildings housing terrorists” in Susah and al-Baghuz, read an official government statement.
The strikes were carried out on orders from Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi who is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The Air Force stated it acted on precise intelligence information and “successfully” hit an ISIS weapons depot in Susah housing missiles and explosives, as well as “10 terrorists.”
In the al-Baghuz area, the Air Force said it hit a “headquarters” housing “30 terrorists, grenade launchers, missiles, and different rifles.”
“Based on intelligence reports, both targets were thoroughly destroyed, and our airplanes safely returned to the homeland's soil,” the Air Force stated.
The Iraqi government said it “will continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard Iraq’s national security and protect Iraqi citizens.”
Iraq has conducted cross-border airstrikes several times, deeming it a security necessity. ISIS militants have been largely pushed into one last pocket of territory in the Euphrates River valley on the Syrian side of the border.
A large number of Iraqi forces are concentrated in Anbar province to protect the border.
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