South Kurdistan Public Security Police (Asayish) announced in a statement that a total of 54 ISIS mercenaries were captured and 3 of them were killed as a result of an operation carried out in Sulaymaniyah, Chamchamal, Sharazur, Khanaqin and surrounding areas for 5 months.

The Asayish stated that many places where the mercenaries were hiding were discovered. The statement added that among the ISIS mercenaries captured were emirs and members responsible for the province of Sulaymaniyah.