Coalition airstrike kills 5 Islamic State’s members in Anbar
International Coalition intensifies airstrikes against Islamic State’s headquarters.
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Commander of the army’s 7th brigade, Major General Numan Abed al-Zawbaei announced on Thursday, that an airstrike carried out by the international coalition air force killed five members of the Islamic State, north of Qadisiyah Lake in Anbar Province.
Zawbaei said in a press statement, “The international coalition aircraft bombarded a number of terrorists, riding a vehicle carrying mortar shells, north of Qadisiyah Lake in Haditha District, west of Ramadi.”
“The airstrike resulted in the killing five terrorist, as well as destroying the vehicle,” Zawbaei added.
Haditha District is fully controlled by security forces and tribal fighters, while the Islamic State is launching attacks on the district from time to time.