BAGHDAD: A total of six militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) in airstrikes near the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.

The Iraqi warplanes, based on intelligence report, conducted a series of airstrikes on the IS position in the Tarmiyah area, some 30 km north of Baghdad, leaving six IS militants killed, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement.

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