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4 ISIS leaders have been killed because of raid in western Iraq late final month, the US navy mentioned Friday.
US Central Command recognized the 4 leaders as Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, who was answerable for all ISIS operations in Iraq; Abu Hammam, who oversaw all operations within the western a part of the nation; Abu-‘Ali al-Tunisi, who oversaw technical improvement, and Shakir Abud Ahmad al-Issawi, who was answerable for navy operations in western Iraq.
“CENTCOM stays dedicated to the enduring defeat of ISIS, who continues to threaten the USA, our allies and companions, and regional stability,” CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla mentioned within the news release.
The US, in partnership with Iraqi safety forces, performed a raid in western Iraq on August 29, killing greater than a dozen ISIS operatives who have been “armed with quite a few weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts,” CENTCOM beforehand mentioned.
Seven US troops have been additionally injured throughout the raid. CENTCOM mentioned on the time there was no indication of any civilian casualties.
Amid the heightened tensions within the Center East, Iraq has postponed asserting an end-date for the US-led navy coalition’s presence within the nation, CNN previously reported.
The US has roughly 2,500 troops at present in Iraq who’ve been working there in an “advise and help” capability since December 2021, when the US navy introduced the tip of its fight position within the nation.
The area is grappling with the continuing Israel-Hamas battle and the July killing of a Hamas political chief in Tehran, which has left the US and Israel bracing for a potential retaliatory attack from Iran.
The US Division of Protection introduced final month it could send a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and extra warships to the Center East in preparation for a potential retaliation. And US Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided-missile submarine and accelerated the arrival of the service strike group to the area.
CNN’s Philip Wang, Haley Britzky, Mary Kay Mallonee, Hamdi Alkhshali, Sam Fossum and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.