Four ISIS leaders killed in Aug. 29 raid in Iraq, says US military

Costas Pitas

September 14, 2024 at 9:26 a.m.

Four ISIS leaders were killed as part of a U.S.-Iraqi raid in Western Iraq on Aug. 29 that killed 14 operatives, the U.S. military said on Friday.

The U.S. disclosed the operation in August; it also injured seven military personnel.

On Friday, U.S. Central Command said it was able to now confirm the deaths of several ISIS leaders, including Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, who was responsible for all operations in Iraq.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Four ISIS leaders killed in Aug. 29 raid in Iraq, says US military

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