ICTS carries out airdrop on three ISIS hideouts in the desert south of Rutba
Baghdad-INA
The Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS) announced today, Friday, an airdrop on three ISIS hideouts in the desert south of Rutba.
A statement by the Counter-Terrorism Service received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that "an airdrop operation was carried out on three ISIS hideouts in the desert south of Rutba, destroying several hideouts and two Bik vehicles."
It indicated that "the mission was carried out by the heroes of the First Special Operations Command."
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