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Iraqi intel service, tribal fighters kill Islamic State commanders

Iraqi national security forces working closely with local tribal fighters say they have managed to kill two key Islamic State figures involved in planning suicide attacks.

Iraq's rapid response forces detain a man as they storm a house in the Tarmiya district.
Iraq's rapid response forces detain a man as they storm a house in the Tarmiya district, north of Baghdad, searching for wanted Islamic State group suspects on July 21, 2019. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

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