Watch: US drops 36,000 kilograms of bombs on 'IS-infested' Iraq island

F15 and F35 warplanes took part in the bombing in which 36,000 kilograms of bombs were dropped on Qanus Island in the central province of Salaheddine, north of the capital Baghdad.

Qanus Island: American warplanes have dropped 36,000 kilograms of bombs on an Island in the Tigris River which is "infested" with members of the Islamic State group, the US-led coalition said.

The coalition said, "F15 and F35 warplanes took part in the bombing on Qanus Island in the central province of Salaheddine, north of the capital Baghdad."

Tuesday's attack is part of operations carried out by Iraqi forces and the US-led coalition against IS, which was defeated in Iraq in 2017.

Islamic State sleeper cells have since carried out deadly bombings in Iraq.

The terror group controlled large swaths of Syria and Iraq where they declared a caliphate in 2014.

A video released by the military showed massive explosions creating mushroom clouds billowing from the island that appeared to have been subjected to carpet bombing.