(VOVWORLD) - US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday its forces conducted a partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq in the early hours of Thursday, resulting in the deaths of 15 Islamic State (ISIS) operatives.
 US soldiers at K-1 base in Northern Iraq (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
"The ISIS element was armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive "suicide" belts," CENTCOM said, adding that there were no indications of civilian casualties in the raid.
Seven American troops were injured in the joint raid, but all personnel are now in stable condition, according to a US military official.
Earlier in August, at least five US personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq.