It is noted that the operation was carried out in the area of ​​the Hamrin mountain range in Diyala province.

After the airstrike, tactical units engaged the surviving militants.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the neutralization of the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara by the French armed forces.

* "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.