Iraqi Interior Ministry reveals names of ISIS casualties, confirms ISIS leader was moved to Syria after his injury
Al-Anbar (IraqiNews.com) On Monday, the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced the names of ISIS casualties from an air strike executed by the Iraqi Air Force (IAF) in western Anbar.
The ministry said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com “The leader of the ISIS group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdad was transported to Syria after he was injured in an air strike that resulted in 40 casualties among ISIS militants. The air strike targeted a meeting held between the ISIS leader and his key aides in an area near al-Kanadi school in al-Sa’ada district.”
“The leader of the group, known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been injured while his key aide, Abu Huzayefa al-Adnani, was reportedly killed. Senior leaders and experts in explosive devices were also killed in the attack including Omar al-Absi and Ahmed Salem al-Salmani, known as Abu Omar, the leader of Ashbal al-Jannah within the ISIS group.”
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