Senior Daesh commander killed in Iraq’s Fallujah: Military
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This file photo shows attack helicopters operated by the Iraqi air force. (By Reuters)
Iraq’s military says a high-ranking commander of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has been killed during an operation by the country’s air force in the Western Province of Anbar.
According to Press TV, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced in a statement on Thursday that Mil Mi-28 and Bell attack helicopters carried out a precision strike against a restaurant in central Fallujah, roughly 69 kilometers (43 miles) west of Baghdad, the previous day as the high-ranking Daesh figure and tens of his aides had gathered to dine.
The unnamed militant commander reportedly served as a deputy to Daesh’s self-proclaimed Fallujah governor.
Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called on Iraqi security personnel to spare no effort in liberating Fallujah and its residents from Daesh.
On Wednesday, prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali al-Sistani urged government forces and Popular Mobilization fighters involved in the Fallujah liberation operation to protect the trapped civilians.
The Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that Daesh terrorists had executed an unspecified number of Fallujah’s residents after the latter refused to join the ranks of the terrorist outfit and fight against Iraqi army forces.
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