By Ali Mukarrem Garip

DIYALA, Iraq

At least 15 Daesh terrorists were killed in an airstrike in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province, according to a local security source.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Capt. Habib al-Shammari said the terrorists were killed in an airstrike launched by the Iraqi Air Force based on information that a group of terrorists will attack the region.

Also, three vehicles belonging to Daesh terrorists were destroyed in the airstrike, he added.

Last December, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh's military presence in the country had been all but destroyed. The group, however, still appears to maintain a limited presence in northern and western Iraq.