Eight members of the Islamic State extremist group were killed in an airstrike by Iraqi forces near Samarra
![The strike happened in the Wadi Tharthar area near Samarra [Getty File Image]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2022-06/GettyImages-513701516.jpg?h=90ae1ab9&itok=HFnRf1A-)
![Clashes have recently taken place between IS militants and PMF fighters near Samarra [Getty File Image]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-10/GettyImages-513701490.jpg?h=cb5853cd&itok=snI_u78K)
