(Reuters) – Four ISIS leaders were killed as part of a U.S.-Iraqi raid in Western Iraq on Aug. 29 that killed 14 operatives, the U.S. military said on Friday. The U.S. disclosed the operation in August; it also injured seven military personnel. On Friday, U.S. Central Command said it was able to now confirm the […]
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Four ISIS leaders killed in Aug. 29 raid in Iraq, says US military
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(Reuters) – Four ISIS leaders were killed as part of a U.S.-Iraqi raid in Western Iraq on Aug. 29 that killed 14 operatives, the U.S. military said on Friday.
The U.S. disclosed the operation in August; it also injured seven military personnel.
On Friday, U.S. Central Command said it was able to now confirm the deaths of several ISIS leaders, including Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, who was responsible for all operations in Iraq.
(Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Leslie Adler)