ISIS claims responsibility for the Kirkuk attack

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
2022-12-18T17:43:20.000000Z Share fontEnable Reading ModeA-AA+Shafaq News / ISIS terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the
attack that took place earlier today in Kirkuk.A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly targeted a convoy for Iraq's federal police in the
southwestern sub-district of Riyadh
The blast killed eight troops, including a major, according to a security source.In the aftermath of the attack, a search campaign was
launched in the vicinity of the attack's location to trace the perpetrators
The Force on duty identified the group of militants believed to be members of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist organization.The security
force, according to a source, engaged with the militant group and managed to kill one of its members.The operation is underway to locate and
apprehend the rest of the group's members, the source concluded.