Iraq, coalition forces kill ISIS leader, eight other terrorists in overnight raid
Iraq ’s prime minister announced Tuesday that the Islamic State militant group’s leader in Iraq was killed in a military operation along with eight of the group’s other senior leaders. U.S. officials said two American service members were injured in the joint raid overnight Monday that was conducted by U.S. and Iraq i forces.
The two U.S. troops are in stable condition, said U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary. He and other U.S. officials said the raid targeted senior Islamic State group leaders, but he could not confirm that Abdul Qader was killed. The identities of the others killed in the operation along with Abdul Qader will be announced after they are confirmed by DNA tests, it said.
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