15 Islamic State militants killed in U.S. military raid in Iraq, officials say

The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country's western region that killed 15 Islamic State militants, the American military said early Saturday.

For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic State group, though the casualties from Friday's raid were higher than others in the time since.

The U.S. military's Central Command alleged the militants were armed with "numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive 'suicide' belts" during the attack, which Iraqi forces said happened in the country's the Anbar Desert.