U.S. airstrikes killed three top ISIS leaders, says Gen. Dempsey
(IraqiNews.com) The U.S. Pentagon announced Thursday, that the U.S. air strikes against the ISIS group militants in Iraq and Syria, have killed several top leaders and key aides to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the group.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey said, that the air strikes which targeted senior leaders in the group were designed to curb the group’s ability to conduct its own attacks, supply and finance its fighters.
The Pentagon said, that Abd al Basit, the head of Islamic State’s military operations in Iraq, and Haji Mutazz, a key aide to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the group, were killed in U.S. air attacks, which occurred between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9. Another air strike killed Radwan Talib, a midlevel commander who was assigned as ‘wali,’ or governor, in Mosul.
Dempsey said, “It is disruptive to their planning and command and control.”
“These are high-value targets, senior leadership,” he added.
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