Today, Monday, November 9, 2026, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Iraq’s Armed Forces said in a statement released by the Security Media Cell that, under close field supervision and with high-level intelligence coordination, “our armed forces continue to pursue the remnants of terrorism and destroy their hideouts wherever they may be.”
The statement said that, based on accurate intelligence from the Directorate of Military Intelligence and in coordination with the Air Defense Control and Surveillance Center at the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the movement of three terrorist militants was monitored in the Kirkuk Operations Sector, particularly in the Wadi Zghaitoun area. Based on this information, at 12:21 p.m., F-16 aircraft precisely and directly carried out a devastating airstrike against the identified targets.
The Office of the Commander-in-Chief also said that, in the same area, a terrorist tunnel was identified and targeted at 1:30 p.m., resulting in its complete destruction. It concluded by stressing that the armed forces, in all their branches and formations, will remain a strong shield and a watchful eye to protect national security and citizens.
