WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The operation, which involved helicopters and warplanes, took place to the south of Fallujah on Wednesday, according to media reports.
"All ISIS [Daesh] militants traveling in these vehicles were killed," Rasool stated as quoted by NBC News.
The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been conducting airstrikes in Syria and Iraq against Daesh since the summer of 2014.