Shafaq News- Kirkuk (Updated on September 30 at 15:15)

Two “terrorists” were killed and a third was wounded and arrested after security forces clashed with three militants north of Kirkuk, Iraq’s Security Media Cell chief Saad Maan said on Sunday.

In a statement, Maan said a force from the Second Special Operations Command of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) confronted the militants. Two were wearing explosive belts, while the third was transporting them.

Two Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) personnel were wounded, and two civilians were killed during the incident, according to Shafaq News sources.