<span style="color: #222222;">Iraqi special forces today said in Baghdad that they have conducted an operation near the northern city of Kirkuk in which they killed 14 members of the Islamic State group. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A statement from Iraqi Counter-terrorism Forces said that during the operation, Iraqi forces received support from warplanes of the US-led coalition. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The statement said the operation lasted for two days and included Iraqi special forces rappelling from helicopters.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''<br />''Although Iraq declared victory against IS in July 2017, the extremists have since been trying to mount a guerrilla-style insurgency, going into hiding and staging surprise attacks in different parts of the country.</span>