As many as 24 Daesh militants were killed Sunday by Iraqi security troops in eastern al Karma city in Anbar province, according to a statement released by Baghdad Operations Command.
The Iraqi security troops defused 61 explosive devices that were planted in 18 houses and destroyed a booby-trapped car and two motorcycles in eastern al Karma city, according to the statement.
Also, the Iraqi forces destroyed four Daesh hotbeds in the city.
The Iraqi troops, backed by al-Hashd al-Shabi (The Popular Mobilization) have launched a wide scale military operation to liberate different areas in northern Fallujah city from Daesh elements, a security source said.