Senior ISIS leader killed in airstrike near al-Sharqat
IAF aircraft. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – Leader of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia, Jabbar Mamouri, announced on Tuesday about the death a senior ISIS leader named Sarmad Mazahim, in an aerial strike on the outskirts of al-Sharqat.
Mamouri, in a statement issued to the media (which was also received by Iraqi News), stated, “Yesterday evening, warplanes launched an air strike at one of the ISIS shelters on the outskirts of al-Sharqat district and this resulted in the death of Sarmad Mazahim al-Hunayni- media officer of the ISIS.”
Adding further Mamouri said, “Hunayni is one of the close associates of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s and also one of the prominent leaders in the group.”