CNN —Four ISIS leaders were killed as a result of raid in western Iraq late last month, the US military said Friday.
US Central Command identified the four leaders as Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, who was responsible for all ISIS operations in Iraq; Abu Hammam, who oversaw all operations in the western part of the country; Abu-‘Ali al-Tunisi, who oversaw technical development, and Shakir Abud Ahmad al-Issawi, who was responsible for military operations in western Iraq.
The US, in partnership with Iraqi security forces, conducted a raid in western Iraq on August 29, killing more than a dozen ISIS operatives who were “armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts,” CENTCOM previously said.
Amid the heightened tensions in the Middle East, Iraq has postponed announcing an end-date for the US-led military coalition’s presence in the country, CNN previously reported.
CNN’s Philip Wang, Haley Britzky, Mary Kay Mallonee, Hamdi Alkhshali, Sam Fossum and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.
Persons:
Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd, Jalil, Abu Hammam, ‘ Ali, Shakir Abud Ahmad, “ CENTCOM, ”, Michael Erik Kurilla, ” CENTCOM, CENTCOM, Lloyd Austin, Philip Wang, Haley Britzky, Mary Kay Mallonee, Hamdi Alkhshali, Sam Fossum, Mohammed Tawfeeq
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CNN, ISIS, Central Command, US Department of Defense, US
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Iraq, United States, East, Israel, Tehran, Iran